Supreme Court · 1997 INSC 509 · Decided 9 May 1997
AS. Nara Yana Deekshitulu ETC. v. State of Andhra Pradesh and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1997 INSC 509 · [1997] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 366
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 638/1987
- Decided
- 9 May 1997
- Bench
- K. RAMASWAMY, D.P. WADHWA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 32; Income Tax Act
Headnote
Andhra Pradesh Charitable and Hindu Religious Institutions and En­ dowments Act, 1987 : C Hindu Law---Archakas-Abolition of hereditary rights-Constitution of D committee for a welfare scheme-Recommendation of Committee-Accep­ tance by Government-Approval by Supreme Court. While upholding and Hindu Religious Institutions and Endowments Act, 1987, this Court held that abolition of hereditary rights of Archakas and other office holders was not unconstitutional.* Pursuant to the directions given by this Court a Committee was constituted to formulate a welfare scheme for Archakas
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