Supreme Court of India

The Commissioner, Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Administration Department, Madras v. Smt. P.S. Sethurathinam

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Reported as [1999] 1 S.C.R. 332
Bench S. Rajendra Babu and M.B. Shah JJ.
Decided 2 February 1999

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Hindu Law: c Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Act, 1959: Section 45(3) and Section 64(5) r/w Section 118. Scheme framed by Civil Court-Modification of-Power of Deputy Commissionel"--/Jeputy Commissioner acting under S.45(3) modified a scheme framed by District Court in relation to a temple-Validity of-Held: In view of the decision in T. Lakshmikumara Thathachariar's case it is no longer open to the parties to contend that Deputy Commissioner has no jurisdiction under S. 64(5) to modify a scheme framed by Civil Court-Fur- ther, power cannot be exercised under S. 45 but only

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