Sahebgouda (Dead) By Lrs. & Ors vs Ogeppa & Ors

The Supreme Court addressed the issue of the jurisdiction of Civil Courts under Section 80 of the Bombay Public Trust Act, 1950, holding that the suit filed by the appellants was barred by this provision. The Court emphasized that the appellants, claiming ancestral rights as Pujaris of the Amogsidda Temple, could not seek relief without prior sanction from the Charity Commissioner as mandated by the Act. Consequently, the Court upheld the High Court's decision to dismiss the appellants' suit, affirming the legal principle that jurisdictional limitations under the Act must be adhered to.