Supreme Court of India

Commissioner of Endowments and Ors. v. Vittal Rao and Ors.

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Reported as [2004] SUPP. 6 S.C.R. 374
Bench Shivaraj V. Patil and B.N. Srikrishna JJ.
Decided 25 November 2004

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that the above summary in Mulla is a correct statement of the law.

Judgment, page 31

From the headnote

Andhra Pradesh Charitable and Hindu Religious Institutions and Endowments Act, 1987; Ss. 1(3) 14, 16, 42, 80(/)(a) and (b)/Andhra Pradesh (Telengana Areas) Wakf Rules; Rule 156 : Donation of land by one person to another for the purpose of construction of a temple-Right of Successor of donee as trustee of the temple-Held : Nature of an endowment, public or private, could be ascertained by applying certain tests/guidelines-Division Bench of the High Court rightly held that since the gift made in respect of the temple land in favour of ancestor of respondent was absolute, temple constructed

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