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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Reported as [2020] 10 S.C.R. 410
Bench Dr. Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud and Ajay Rastogi JJ.
Decided 19 February 2020

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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

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