Parayya Allayya Hittalamani vs Sri Parayya Gurulingayya Poojari & Ors

The Supreme Court addressed the inheritance rights of hereditary poojaris at Sri Prabhudeva Temple under the consent terms established in OS No.143 of 1956. The Court held that the plaintiffs and defendant No.1 have a joint right to perform pooja and receive offerings every twelve years, affirming the lower court's decree. The Court clarified that non-perishable offerings made to the poojari in his individual capacity need not be shared with the plaintiffs, thus upholding the distinction between individual and joint rights of worship.