Supreme Court · 1997 INSC 331 · Decided 27 March 1997
Sri Kanyaka Parameswari Anna Satram Committee and ORS. ETC. v. The Commissioner, Hindu Religious Charitable and Endowments and ORS. ETC.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1997 INSC 331 · [1997] 3 S.C.R. 402
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1340/1986
- Decided
- 27 March 1997
- Bench
- K. RAMASWAMY, G.B. PATTANAIK (2-judge bench)
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 26(b), 26(d)
Headnote
Constitution of India, 1950 : Articles 26(b) and ( d). A.P. Charitable and Religious Institutions Endowment Act, 1987. Denominational temple-Pennissibility of claim as-Arya Vy.rya Com­ munity-Large segments of Hindus-Worshipping Godess Matha Kanyakaparameswari--Held for the purpose of Articles 26(b) and (d)-Held it was an institution covered by the provisions of Endowments Act. Sri Adi Visheshwara of Kashi Vishwanath Temple, Varanasi & Ors. v. The State of U.P. & Ors., [1997) 3 SCALE 1, followed. Pannalal Bansilal Patti & Ors. v. State of A.P.,
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