Supreme Court of India

Heir of Deceased Maharaj Purshottamlalji Maharaj, Junagad v. Collector of Junagad District & Others

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Reported as [1986] 3 S.C.R. 705

Bench R.S. Pathak and Ranganath Misra JJ.

Decided 9 September 1986

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What the Court ordered

We hold that the Haveli and the listed thirty-eight items of property constitute a public trust under the Act and we also affirm the finding that succession to trusteeship is by inheritance without sanction of the State.

Judgment, page 10

Authorities it was built on

1963 Tilkayat Shri Govindlalji Maharaj v. The State of Rajasthan and Others cited by 26
1969 Goswami Shri Mahalaxmi Vahuji v. Rannchhoddas Kalidas and Ors. cited by 11

Where later benches applied it

1987 Pratapsinhji N. Desai v. Deputy Charity Commissioner, Gujarat & Ors. mentioned

Of those, 1 mentioned

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