SITARAM AGARWAL vs SUBARATA CHANDRA @ RAMKRISHNA DHARA &ORS

The Supreme Court addressed the issue of whether the property in question was a debottar property, which affects the validity of the sale deeds executed by Amar Chandra Dhara. The Court held that the deed of sale dated 3.5.1954 was executed in favor of the deity, making Amar Chandra Dhara merely a sebait, and thus the property could not be alienated without proper dedication. The Court upheld the decisions of the lower courts, affirming that the property was indeed debottar and the sale deeds executed by Amar Chandra Dhara were invalid.