THE DURGAH COMMITTEE, AJMER ANDANOTHER vs SYED HUSSAIN ALI AND OTHERS

The Supreme Court upheld the constitutional validity of the Durgah Khwaja Saheb Act, 1955, rejecting the claims of the Khadims of the tomb of Hazrat Khwaja Moin-ud-din Chishti that the Act violated their fundamental rights under Articles 14, 19(1)(f) and (g), 25, 26, and 32 of the Constitution. The Court found that the provisions of the Act did not infringe upon the rights of the Chishti Soofies as a religious denomination and that the management of the Durgah was historically vested in Mutawallis appointed by the State. The Court held that the Act's provisions were valid and did not violate the fundamental rights claimed by the respondents.