Supreme Court · 1955 INSC 26 · Decided 7 April 1955
Raj Kali Kuer v. Ram Rattan Pandey
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1955 INSC 26 · [1955] 2 S.C.R. 186
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 136/1953
- Decided
- 7 April 1955
- Bench
- VIVIAN BOSE, B. JAGANNADHADAS, BHUVNESHWAR PRASAD SINHA (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 136(1)
Headnote
186 SUPREME COURT REPORTS RAJ KALI KlJER v. RAM RATTAN PANDEY [VIVIAN BosE, JAGANNADHADAS and SINHA JJ.} [ 1955] Hindu Law-Hereditary priestly office of a Puiari and Panda -Hindu female-Right to succeed-Usage. Though a female is personally disqualified from officiating as a Pujari for the well-recognised and it is not contrary to textual Hindu Law nor opposed to public policy. Subject to the proper and efficient dis­ charge of the duties of the office being safeguarded by appropriate action when necessary, a Hindu female ·has a right to succeed to the hereditary
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