GURCHARAN PRASAD & ORS. vs P.KRISHNANAND GIRI & ANR. ETC.

The Supreme Court held that properties acquired by Mahants of Uttar Giri Math were not automatically Math properties merely due to their association with the Math. The Court clarified that personal properties of the Mahants, even if blended with Math properties, do not lose their character unless explicitly endowed. The High Court's conclusion that all properties belonged to the Math was erroneous, and the case was remanded for further determination of property classification, affirming that only 15 items were Math properties.