Supreme Court of India
Ram Jankijee Deities and Ors. v. State of Bihar and Ors.
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Hindu law: Deity-Whether a Juridical person-Two separate deeds of dedication executed which a dedicating landed properties to deities located in two separate temples situated with the area of the land and put in possession through shebaits-Land ceiling-Claim for two separate units-Entitlement of-Held, both the deities are separate juristic entitled to individual grant Bihar Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling Area and Acquisition of Surplus Land) Act, 1961. Idols and Deities-Images of-Swayarr.bhu or self-Existent and Pratisthita or established-No concept of fake deity existing in Hindu Law-
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