Supreme Court of India · 2017-09-22
Kutchi Lal Rameshwar Ashram Trust Evam ... vs Collector,Haridwar
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2018 SUPREME COURT 614
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Kutchi Lal Rameshwar Ashram Trust Evam ...
- Respondent
- Collector,Haridwar
- Author
- D Y Chandrachud
- Bench
- Chief Justice, A.M. Khanwilkar, D.Y. Chandrachud
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision affirming the Collector's order that property vested in the government under Section 29 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, due to the absence of heirs following Mohan Lal's death. The Court found that the petitioner, a public trust, failed to establish its claim over the property, which was purportedly purchased by Swamy Udhav Das Ji Maharaj in Mohan Lal's name. The Court emphasized that the unregistered declaration by Mohan Lal renouncing rights to the property was significant in determining ownership.