Supreme Court of India

Mahant Moti Das v. S. P. Sahi, the Special Officer in Charge of Hindu Religious Trusts & Others

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Reported as [1959] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 563

Bench Sudhi Ranjan Das J.

Decided 15 April 1959

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Hindu Religious Trusts-Constitutional validity of Bihar Hindu Religious Trusts Act-Difference between Hindus, Jain and Sikh religious trusts-Legislative classification-Restrictions imposed on trustees-Validity-Whether Act interferes with practice of reli gion-Levy of a fe§ for the expenses of administration of Act Legality-Bihar Hindu Religious Trusts Act, r950 (Bihar I of r95r), ss. 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 28, 29, 32, 55(2), 60, 70-Constitution of India, Arts. r4, r9(r)(j), r9(5), 25, 26, 27. The appellants as the Mahants of the respective maths or asthals were served with notices under s. 59 of

Authorities it was built on

1958 Shri Ram Krishna Dalmia v. Shri Justice S. R. Tendolkar & Others cited by 108
1954 Ratilal Panachand Gandhi v. The State of Bombay and Others cited by 32
1951 Angurbala Mullick v. Debabrata Mullick cited by 22
1957 Sri Venkataramana Devaru and Others v. The State of Mysore and Others cited by 18

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