Supreme Court of India

Sh. A.S. Narayana Deekshjtulu Etc. Etc. v. State of Andhra Pradesh and Ors.

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Reported as [1996] 3 S.C.R. 543

Bench K. Ramaswamy and B.L. Hansaria JJ.

Decided 19 March 1996

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that to effectuate the scheme, tentatively a consolidated fund of Rs. 75 crores would be set up as corpus and proce dure would be evolved by the Government as to in which nationalised Bank or income yielding Government Securities the same would be deposited; as to who would operate and disburse the income accrued from the fund from time to time.

Judgment, page 92

From the headnote

he Andhra Pradesh Chmitable and Hindu Religious Institutions and Endowments Act, 1987 : Sections 34 and 35-Mirasidars, Archakas and other office ho/ders-- Abolition of hereditary rights-Held not unconstitutional-Hereditary succes- sion of Archakas held not a religious usage and thus not covered by Article 25--Power co11fe1Ted on Commissioner to make appointment after abolition of hereditmy offic,,-Held not without guidelines. Sections 36-Arclzakas-Prescription of qualifications f01~Held not arbitra1y. Sections 39 and 142--0ffice holders and se1vants--Transfei-Power of provision held not ultra

Authorities it was built on

1954 The Commissioner, Hindu Religious Endowments, Madras v. Sri Lakshmindra Thirtha Swamiar of Sri Shirur Mutt. cited by 18
1963 Sri Athmanathaswami Devasthanam v. K. Gopalaswami Aiyangar cited by 7

Where later benches applied it

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2017 Shayara Bano v. Union of India and Others referred to
2017 K. S. Varghese & Ors. v. St. Peters & Pauls Syrian Orth. & Ors. referred to
2015 Riju Prasad Sarma Etc. Etc. v. State of Assam & Ors. referred to
1997 Shri Jaganna Temple Puri Management Committee Represented through its Administrator and Anr. Etc. v. Chintamani Khuntia and Ors. mentioned

Of those, 4 referred to · 1 mentioned

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