Supreme Court · 2003 INSC 605 · Decided 5 November 2003
Kashi Nath (Dead) Through LRS. v. Jaganath
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2003 INSC 605 · [2003] SUPP. 5 S.C.R. 202
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 6974/1996
- Decided
- 5 November 2003
- Bench
- DORAISWAMY RAJU, ARIJIT PASAYAT (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
Hindu Law: C Adoption of male child-Validity of-On/acts, appellant claiming to be an adopted son of the pujari of the temple, thus entitled to manage temple, do sevapuja, and to get offerings made to the idols and the other party having exclusive right over it-Seeking declaration to the evidence-High Court upholding the order-On appeal, held: Evidence and D the pleadings are at variance and also directly contradictory and self destructive of the claim of adoption-Hence order of High Court justified-Old Hindu law, Article 3-Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1955. The dispute
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