Supreme Court · 1986 INSC 237 · Decided 17 November 1986
Government of Tamil Nadu v. Ahobila Matam
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1986 INSC 237 · [1987] 1 S.C.R. 232
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 446/1973
- Decided
- 17 November 1986
- Bench
- O. CHINNAPPA REDDY, G.L. OZA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 26, 133(I)(c), 133(1)(c)
Headnote
Madras Inams (Assessment) Act, 1956: s. 3( /), proviso-Exemp- tion to inam lands held on 'service tenure'-Whether available to lands )(.. held by religious institutions. c Expression 'service tenure' in relation to religious institution-,--{ Whether includes lands granted for performance denominational institutions-Whether violates funda- _)-- .: mental right, D E The proviso to s- 3(1) of the Madras lnams (Assessment) Act, 1956 provides that no assessment shaU be leviable in the case of an inam. granted on service tenure which is proved to consist of an assignment of land
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