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The Commissioner, Hindu Religious Endowments, Madras v. Sri Lakshmindra Thirtha Swamiar of Sri Shirur Mutt.

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Reported as [1954] 1 S.C.R. 1005
Decided 16 March 1954

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What the Court ordered

We hold that the following sections are ultra vires the State Legislature in so far as they relate to this Math: and what we say will also equally apply to other Maths of a similar nature.

Judgment, page 25

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Where later benches applied it

Of those, 1 followed · 2 referred to · 15 mentioned

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