Supreme Court of India
Pannalal Bansilal Pitti and Ors. Etc. v. State of Andhra Pradesh
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What the Court ordered
We are of the considered view that Section 144 is not unconstitutional in relation to its application to charitable and religious institutions and endowments.
Judgment, page 27
From the headnote
Andhra Pradesh Charitable and Hindu Relirjous Institutions and En dowment Act, 1987: Section 15-Hindu Charitable or Relirjous Institutions-Appointment of Board of Trustee-Scheme for-Held seeks to achieve a public pur pose-Section 15 held not unconstitutional. Section 16-Right to hereditary Trusteeshi~Prospective abolition of-Heid not violative of Article 25( 1) of the Constitution. Sections 17 and 29(5)--Trustees-Procedure for making appointment of-Held Constitutional subject to the requirement that Board of Trustees should be headed either by the founder or member of a family. Sectidn
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Where later benches applied it
- 2021 Lalit Kumar Jain v. Union of India & Ors.
- 2017 K. S. Varghese & Ors. v. St. Peters & Pauls Syrian Orth. & Ors.
- 2015 Riju Prasad Sarma Etc. Etc. v. State of Assam & Ors.
Of those, 3 referred to
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