Supreme Court of India · 2019-09-17
K. ARJUN DAS vs COMMISSIONER OF ENDOWMENTS, ORISSA
- Citation / case number
- SC 2009/12878
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- K. ARJUN DAS
- Respondent
- COMMISSIONER OF ENDOWMENTS, ORISSA
- Author
- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY RASTOGI
- Bench
- HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE, HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAN M. SHANTANAGOUDAR, HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY RASTOGI
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the Orissa High Court's directive for the Commissioner of Endowments to fix a new upset price and sell the deity's land by public auction. The court emphasized the need for transparency and fairness in the sale process, ensuring that if the highest bid is below Rs. 25 lakhs per acre, the designated parties must purchase the land at that price. The judgment reinforces the provisions of the Orissa Hindu Religious Endowments Act, 1951 regarding the management and sale of religious endowment properties.