Supreme Court of India · 2003-02-14
KULDIP CHAND vs ADVOCATE GENL. TO GOVT OF H P
- Citation / case number
- SC 1996/77383
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- KULDIP CHAND
- Respondent
- ADVOCATE GENL. TO GOVT OF H P
- Author
- S.B. SINHA
- Bench
- AR. LAKSHMANAN S.B. SINHA
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court addressed whether a premises used as a 'Dharamsala' for 125 years can be inferred to belong to a public trust under Section 92 of the Code of Civil Procedure. The Court held that the dedication of the property to public use by Raj Kumar Bir Singh did create a trust, and the subsequent transactions by Jagat Bahadur Singh were invalid as they misappropriated trust property. The appeal was allowed, affirming the lower court's ruling that the property was indeed a public trust.