Supreme Court of India

Bihar State Board Religious Trust, Patna v. Mahant Sri Biseshwar Das

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Reported as [1971] 3 S.C.R. 680
Bench J. M. Shelat and C. A. Vaidialingam JJ.
Decided 9 February 1971

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Bihai· Hindu Religious Trusts Act (I of 1951), s: 2(1)-Mutt-Pro­ _perty gifAed personally to first mahant-Passing in succession from Guru to Chela-Whether public religious trust within meaning of section-Tests. Gaibi Ramdasji was. the recipient of certain lands from the the Maharaja of Darbhanga and other zamindars. From out of the income of these lands a temple and certain residential buildinas were constructed. The estate -came to be known as Kamlabari asth•l. Gaibi ltamdasji was succeeded in the office of Mahant by his che/Q and thereafter succession to the Mahantship was froin Guru to

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