Supreme Court · 1998 INSC 446 · Decided 30 November 1998
SMT. Marua Dei @ Maku Dei and ORS. v. Muralidhar Nanda and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1998 INSC 446 · [1998] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 175
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1990/1986
- Decided
- 30 November 1998
- Bench
- K. VENKATASWAMI, AJAY PRAKASH MISRA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 136
Headnote
Orissa Hindu Religious Endowments Act, 1951 A B Ss. 3 (Xlll), 3 (XI), 41 and 44-"Religious institution"-"Temple"­ Tests to find out whether a particular temple is a private or a public one- C Institution originated as Samadhis-Later, idols of Hindu Mythology installed and a religious festivals celebrated and public participated therein-Held, broadly speaking, features of constructions, idols and festivals celebrated indicate that the institution falls within the D definition of temple-High Court was right in taking adverse inference on vital aspects such as
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