Supreme Court · 1964 INSC 265 · Decided 24 November 1964
Brahma Nand Puri v. Neki Puri
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1964 INSC 265 · [1965] 2 S.C.R. 233
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 813/1962
- Decided
- 24 November 1964
- Bench
- K. SUBBA RAO, RAGHUBAR DAYAL, N. RAJAGOPALA AYYANGAR (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
D E F G H BRAHMA NAND PURI v. NEKIPURI November 24, 1964 [K. SUBBA RAO, RAGHUBAR DAYAL AND N. RAJAGOPALA AYYANGAR, JJ.J Hindu Religious Institution-Vera of Sanyosi Sadhus in Punjab-Suc­ cession as Mahant-Whether general law or CllStom in existence to entitle Che/a or Gurbhai to succed without and therefore having a preferential title, entered into possession of certain pro­ perties basing his title thereto on an appointment made to the office by the Bhekh and the geople of the village. The appellant also claimed the same properties as the successor of the deceased Mahant and
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