Supreme Court · 1977 INSC 126 · Decided 15 April 1977
Gurpur Guni Venkataraya Narashima Prabhu & ORS. v. B. G. Achia, Assistant Commissioner, Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment Mangalore and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1977 INSC 126 · [1977] 3 S.C.R. 632
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 2176/1968
- Decided
- 15 April 1977
- Bench
- V.R. KRISHNA IYER, A.C. GUPTA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
GUNI VENKATARAYA NARASHIMA PRABHU B c D E F G H & ORS. v. B. G. ACHIA, ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER; HINDU RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT MANGALORE AND ANR. April 15, 1977 (V. R. KRISHNA IYER AND A. C. GUPTA, JJ.J Madras Hindu Religious and Charitable Endow1nents Act, 1951-S. 6(17) 'Public and Charitable Endowments Act, 1951 defines a temple as "temple" means a place b_y whatever desigruition known, used as a place of public religious worship, and dedication to, or for the benefit of or used as of right by, the Hindu Community or any section thereof, as a place of
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