Supreme Court of India

Menakuru Dasaratharami Reddi v. Duddukuru Subba Rao

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Reported as [1957] 1 S.C.R. 1122
Bench Sudhi Ranjan Das J.
Decided 10 May 1957

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We hold that the compromise decree had not created a public trust, it is unnecessary · to consider - 1 any other point.

Judgment, page 19

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Hindu [Aw-Charitable Endowment-Compromise decree­ Corutruction-Trust or charge-Intention of the donor-Test. Hindu father executed a registered deed of trust giviug away his properties to public charities and appointed himself and two others as trustees. The .son in assertion by his right to a moiety share therein started to alienate them. There was litigation between the trustees and the son which ultimately ended in a compromise decree for .partition bet\\·een the father and the !'011, the two other trustees having retired pending litigation. ftei ' the death of both the father and the son a

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