DADU DAYALU MAHASABHA, JAIPUR (TRUST) vs MAHANT RAM NIWAS

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, a Public Trust, had rightful claim based on a valid will executed by the previous Mahant. The judgment clarified the legal principles surrounding succession and management of religious trusts, reinforcing the importance of established legal precedents in such disputes.