Supreme Court of India
Sri Venkataramana Devaru and Others v. The State of Mysore and Others
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What the Court ordered
In the result, both the appeal and the application for special leave to appeal must be dismissed.
Judgment, page 28
From the headnote
Temple Entry, Authorisation of-Validity of enactment -Denominational right, if subject to general right of the Hindu public-'Matters of religion', Meaning o)'-Madras Temple Entry Authorisation Act (V of 1947), ss. 2 (2), 3- Constitution of India, Arts. 25(2) (b), 26(b); This was an appeal by the trustees of the ancient and .renowned temple of Sri Venkataramana of Moolky Petta, who were managing the temple on behalf of the Gowda Saraswath Brahmins in accordance with a Scheme framed in a suit under s. 92 of the Code of Civil Procedure. After the passing of the Madras Temple Entry Authorisation
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