IQBAL vs HIS HOLINESS DR. SYEDUE MOHAMED

The Supreme Court addressed an appeal against the Rajasthan High Court's order striking out certain paragraphs from the written statement of the defendants in a suit concerning the management of four mosques by the Dai-ul-Mutlaq, the spiritual leader of the Dawoodi Bohra Community. The Court held that the plaintiff, as the religious head, is entitled to manage the mosques and granted injunctions against the defendants from interfering with this management. The judgment emphasized the importance of religious leadership and community governance under the principles of religious freedom and autonomy.