Supreme Court of India
Kutchi Lal Rameshwar Ashram Trust Evam Anna Kshetra Trust Thr. Velji Devshi Patel v. Collector, Haridwar & Ors.
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For the above reasons, we allow the appeal and set aside the impugned judgment of the High Court dated 15 May 2007.
Judgment, page 25
From the headnote
Jurisdiction: c · Jurisdiction of Collector - In adjudicating that the intestate property in question would vest in the State Government ar a result of failure of heirs within meaning of s. 29 of Hindu Succession Act - Held: In the process of determining the issues u!s. 29, the Collector adjudicated upon various disputed factual matters - civil court has the jurisdiction to adjudicate upon all matters involving civil disputes, except where the jurisdiction of the court is taken away - Such a matter could not have been adjudicated upon by the Collector by assuming a jurisdiction which is not
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Of those, 2 relied on · 1 referred to
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