Supreme Court of India · 2017-09-12
STATE OF UTTARKHAND vs MANDIR SRI LAXMAN SIDH MAHARAJ
- Citation / case number
- SC 2007/24246
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- STATE OF UTTARKHAND
- Respondent
- MANDIR SRI LAXMAN SIDH MAHARAJ
- Author
- Abhay Manohar Sapre
- Bench
- HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE RANJAN GOGOI, HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ABHAY MANOHAR SAPRE, HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN SINHA
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's dismissal of the appeal regarding the ownership and management of the temple land, affirming the lower court's findings under Section 80 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908. The Court established that the plaintiff, as the appointed 'Mahant', had the right to manage the temple and its associated properties, and that the State's interference was unlawful. The appeal was dismissed, confirming the plaintiff's entitlement to the land and the right to carry out necessary repairs.