Supreme Court of India

Palanivelayutham Pillai and Ors. v. Ramachandran and Ors.

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Reported as [2000] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 1
Bench S.B. Majmudar and U.C. Banerjee JJ.
Decided 9 May 2000

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What the Court ordered

In view of the aforesaid finding of ours, it is equally not possible for us to accept the contention of Shri Sampath that when Sivasankaran Pillai wanted to make Will in connection with the right of management of the temple properties, he ought to have and should have preferred only his own sons E and not a stranger like Defendanlt No.

Judgment, page 18

From the headnote

Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments-Original Sett/or granted management rights to his widow and she entrusted all responsibilities to through a General Power of Attorney and later on also appointed him successor-trustee-Scheme of administration prepared by the Board of Commissioner for Hindu Religious Endowments in 1945- executed two wills on same day; (i) bequeathing management rights upon his son-in-law (ii) bequeathing his personal properties to his sons-Trial Court held, in the partition suit filed regarding properties of , that properties for which management rights were bequeathed

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