Dadu Dayalu Mahasabha, Jaipur (Trust) vs Mahant Ram Niwas & Anr

The Supreme Court addressed the applicability of Res Judicata and Order II Rule 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure in the context of a dispute over the management of a Gaddi under the Rajasthan Public Trust Act, 1959. The Court upheld the lower court's decision that the first respondent was not entitled to manage the Gaddi, affirming that the appellant, as a Public Trust, had rightful claim based on a valid will executed by Mahant Mani Ram Swami. The judgment clarified the legal principles surrounding succession and management of religious trusts, ultimately dismissing the appeal.