DR. SUBRAMANIAN SWAMY vs STATE OF TAMIL NADU .

The Supreme Court addressed the claims of Podhu Dikshitars to administer the Sri Sabhanayagar Temple, invoking Article 26 of the Constitution, which guarantees the right to manage religious affairs. The Court held that the historical rights of the Dikshitars, as a religious denomination, must be respected, and the statutory provisions of The Madras Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Act, 1951, and the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Act, 1959, cannot infringe upon these rights. The appeals were allowed, affirming the Dikshitars' entitlement to manage the temple's properties.