Supreme Court · 1972 INSC 75 · Decided 14 March 1972

Seshammal & ORS. ETC. ETC. v. State of Tamilnadu

Court
Supreme Court of India
Citation
1972 INSC 75 · [1972] 3 S.C.R. 815
Case number
WRIT TO PETITION (CIVIL)... No. 13/1971
Decided
14 March 1972
Bench
S.M. SIKRI, A.N. GROVER, A.N. RAY, D.G. PALEKAR, M. HAMEEDULLAH BEG (5-judge bench)
Outcome
Dismissed
Case type
Writ / Constitutional
Acts & sections cited
Constitution Article 55

Headnote

&bull; . . ALEKAR. The Tc.-mil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitabl End (Tamil Nadu 12 of 1959) a.l' amerrde-d by Anuntling ~ct 0 /'i<;nlf/ls ~g~ 55, .56 and J1.6-J:!ereditary right of sc<c,:ession ro offictt of A::i.~ abohrTu!d-JJ VJolat&bull;ve of Arts. 25 and 26 of Constitution. Section 55 . an.d Ch:uitablc Ell&middot; dowments Act, 195~, gave the trusree of a temple the power to appoint the officr.l holders_ or. servan~ of the temple and also provided that where the of!ice or s.erYJce IS hereditary, tlle perwn ne:tt in the lice o( succession .shall be entitled t1> sw:.cce.d.

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