Supreme Court · 2019 INSC 990 · Decided 3 September 2019
Thulasiraman and Another v. The Commissioner, Hindu Religious & Charitable Endowment Administration and Another
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2019 INSC 990 · [2019] 11 S.C.R. 1125
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 4676/2010
- Decided
- 3 September 2019
- Bench
- N.V. RAMANA, MOHAN M. SHANTANAGOUDAR, AJAY RASTOGI (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Act, 1959: s. 6(16) and (19) - Institution in question - Nature of - Whether a private property or 'specific endowment' - Held: As per the evidence charity described therein constitutes a religious charity - Thus it creates a 'specific endowment' as specified u/s. 6(19) - Therefore, the property in question constitutes a specific endowment and is not a private property. Words and Phrases: 'Specific endowment', 'religious charity' -
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