STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND ORS. vs SAJJANLAL PANJAWAT & ORS.

The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision to strike down Sections 17(3), 52(1)(d) and (e), and 53 of the Rajasthan Public Trusts Act, 1959, as violative of Articles 25 and 26 of the Constitution. The Court found that the provisions imposed undue restrictions on the management of religious institutions by their respective denominations. It was held that the management of the temple, being a Swetamber Jain temple, must remain with the denomination and not be usurped by the State, affirming the fundamental rights of the respondents.