Supreme Court · 2004 INSC 698 · Decided 6 December 2004
Thayarammal (Dead) BY LR. v. Kanakammal and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2004 INSC 698 · [2004] SUPP. 6 S.C.R. 734
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 6060/1999
- Decided
- 6 December 2004
- Bench
- D.M. DHARMADHIKARI, H.K. SEMA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Evidence Act
Headnote
Hindus Law : Religious endowment-Property dedicated for public use as C Dharmachatram-A resting place for travelers and pilgrims-Donor indicating no administrator or manager-Held, such a dedication made by D a Hindu for religious or charitable purposes in strict sense is neither a gift nor a Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Act, 1959: Ss. 6(5) and .(17)-Charitable and religious endowments -Owner dedicating his property for being used by public as Dharmachatram (Choultly)-No administrator or manager appointed-Held, High Court E rightly opined that the suit property which
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