Vinayaka Dev Idagunji & Ors vs Shivaram & Ors

The Supreme Court held that a suit to establish hereditary rights of archaks in a temple is a private right and not a public right under Section 50 of the Bombay Public Trusts Act, 1950. The Court clarified that the plaintiffs, as hereditary archaks, have a right to perform their duties and receive offerings, which are not part of the temple's income. The Court ruled that the trustees cannot unilaterally terminate the archaks' rights without due process, thus upholding the plaintiffs' claim against the trustees' actions.