Supreme Court of India · 2016-09-20
PRINC.SECR.,GOVT.OF KARNATAKA vs RAGINI NARAYAN
- Citation / case number
- SC 2010/20818
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- PRINC.SECR.,GOVT.OF KARNATAKA
- Respondent
- RAGINI NARAYAN
- Author
- Prafulla C. Pant
- Bench
- PRAFULLA C. PANT RANJAN GOGOI
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's dismissal of the appeal regarding the status of Ragini Narayan as the Donor Trustee of the B.M. Sreenivasaiah Educational Trust. The Court found that the amendments to the Trust Deed, particularly regarding the succession to the Donor Trusteeship, were valid and that Ragini Narayan was duly nominated by her husband, B.S. Narayan, as per the provisions of the Trust Deed. The Court emphasized the importance of adhering to the Trust Deed's stipulations and confirmed the trial court's decree in favor of the plaintiff under the relevant provisions of the Indian Trusts Act, 1882.