Iqbal & Ors vs Hakumuddin & Ors

The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision affirming the Trial Court's order to strike out certain paragraphs in the plaint and written statement in a dispute involving the Dawoodi Bohra community. The plaintiffs sought a permanent injunction against the defendants, who formed a separate organization challenging the spiritual authority of the Dai-ul-Mutlaq, from interfering with their rights to perform religious practices in four mosques in Udaipur. The Court held that the plaintiffs have the right to congregational prayers and religious functions under the authority of their spiritual leader, and the defendants' actions constituted wrongful interference.