SANTOKH SINGH vs MAHANT IQBAL SINGH

The Supreme Court upheld the concurrent findings of fact by the lower courts that the property in question was Trust property and that the lease executed by Mahant Mahal Singh was without consideration and not for legal necessity, thus void. The Court emphasized that the absence of a declaration regarding the lease's validity did not render the suit for possession unmaintainable. The appeal against the dismissal of the Letters Patent Appeal was rejected, affirming the lower courts' decisions.