Supreme Court of India · 2002-10-24
MAHANT CHAND NATH YOGI vs STATE OF HARYANA
- Citation / case number
- SC 2002/63914
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- MAHANT CHAND NATH YOGI
- Respondent
- STATE OF HARYANA
- Bench
- DORAISWAMY RAJU & SHIVARAJ V. PATIL.
Judgment text excerpt
The case involves appeals filed by Mahant Chand Nath Yogi regarding legal disputes arising from his role as the Mahant of Shri Baba Mast Nath Math and his subsequent entry into politics. The appellant alleges that the legal actions against him were politically motivated due to his refusal to meet monetary demands from political figures during the 1999 Haryana State Assembly elections. The Court examines the factual background of the Trust's administration and the circumstances leading to the criminal proceedings.