Supreme Court of India

H. H. Shri Swamiji of Shri Admar Muti, Etc. v. The Commissioner, Hindu Religious & Charitable Endowments Department & Ors

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Reported as [1980] 1 S.C.R. 368

Bench Y. V. Chandrachud, V. R. Krishna Iyer, N. L. Untwalta, P. N. Shinghal and A. D. Koshal JJ.

Decided 27 August 1979

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What the Court ordered

In the result the appeals fail and are dismissed but there will be no order as to costs.

Judgment, page 21

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1961 Bhaiyalal Shukla v. State of Madhya Pradesh cited by 4

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