Supreme Court of India
The Idol of Sri Renganathaswamy Represented by its Executive Officer, Joint Commissioner v. Pk Thoppulan Chettiar, Ramanuja Koodam Anandhana Trust, Rep. by its Managing Trustee and Ors.
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What the Court ordered
For the above reasons, we allow the appeal and set aside the order of the Single Judge of the Madurai Bench of the High Court of Judicature at Madras.
Judgment, page 23
From the headnote
Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Act, 1959 – ss.6(16), 6(19), 34, 108 – Person purchased property for performing charitable work in reference to Sri Reng anathaswamy sanctum – On a portion, a Stone Mandapam was constr ucted for the deity of Sri Renganathaswamy, to invite and receive its blessings during Hindu festival months – He executed a Deed of Settlement inter alia prohibiting the trustees from sale/mortgage of the prope rty – First respondent-trust filed suit seeking permission f or sale of the property leaving aside the area consisting the ‘Stone Mandapam’– Suit
Authorities it was built on
- 1957 Menakuru Dasaratharami Reddi v. Duddukuru Subba Rao
- 1965 Commissioner, Madras Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments v. Narayana Ayyangar and Others
- 2019 Thulasiraman and Another v. The Commissioner, Hindu Religious & Charitable Endowment Administration and Another
- 2015 K. S. Soundararajan and Ors. v. Commissioner of H.R. & C.e.and Ors.
- 1959 Mahant Ram Saroop Dasji v. S. P. Sari, Special Officer-in-charge of the Hindu Religious Trusts and Others
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