Supreme Court of India · 1963-01-21
TILKAYAT SHRI GOVINDLALJI MAHARAJ vs THE STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS
- Citation / case number
- SC 1962/222
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- TILKAYAT SHRI GOVINDLALJI MAHARAJ
- Respondent
- THE STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS
- Bench
- SINHA, BHUVNESHWAR P.(CJ),GAJENDRAGADKAR, P.B.,WANCHOO, K.N.,GUPTA, K.C. DAS,SHAH, J.C.
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the Nathdwara Temple Act, 1959, ruling that the temple is a public temple and not private property of the Tilkayat. The court found that the Act's provisions do not infringe upon the fundamental rights under Articles 14, 19(1)(f), and 31(2) of the Constitution, as the management of the temple was necessary for its proper administration. The court concluded that the Vallablia denomination's tenets do not require worship exclusively in private temples, affirming the constitutionality of the Act.