Supreme Court · 1999 INSC 237 · Decided 11 May 1999
Ram Jankijee Deities and ORS. v. State of Bihar and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1999 INSC 237 · [1999] 3 S.C.R. 442
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 107/1992
- Decided
- 11 May 1999
- Bench
- M. JAGANNADHA RAO, U.C. BANERJEE (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 32
Headnote
Hindu law: Deity-Whether a Juridical person-Two separate deeds of dedication C executed which a dedicating landed properties to deities located in two separate temples situated with the area of the land and put in possession through shebaits-Land ceiling-Claim for two separate units-Entitlement Bihar Land Reforms (Fixation of Ceiling Area and Acquisition of Surplus D Land) Act, 1961. Idols and Deities-Images of-Swayarr.bhu or self-Existent and Pratisthita or established-No concept of fake deity existing in Hindu Law-­ God being formless and shapeless, its presence is felt not by
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