G.M.,DEPTT.OF TELECOM.,THIRUVANANTAPURAM vs JACOB (D) BY LRS. .

The case concerns the jurisdiction of the Civil Court to entertain a suit regarding the ancestral rights of Pujaris to perform Puja and receive offerings at the Amogsidda Temple. The High Court of Karnataka had dismissed the suit, holding it to be barred under Section 80 of the Bombay Public Trust Act, 1950. The Supreme Court was called upon to determine whether the suit was maintainable in a civil court or barred by the specific provisions of the Public Trust Act.