Supreme Court · 1966 INSC 10 · Decided 14 January 1966
Tiie Roman Catholic Mission v. State of Madras and Another
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1966 INSC 10 · [1966] 3 S.C.R. 283
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 389/1964
- Decided
- 14 January 1966
- Bench
- P.B. GAJENDRAGADKAR, K.N. WANCHOO, M. HIDAYATULLAH, V. RAMASWAMI, P. SATYANARAYANA RAJU (5-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution
Headnote
Madras Hindu Religious Endawments Act (2 of 1927), s. 44-B-Vall. dlty. ' Melwara1n-Resumption by Gcrvermnent-Period of limitation. lnam fair retister-V alue of The suit lands were granted as inam for the perfonnance of puja in had been alienated, Revenue DiYisional Offi­ cer, acting under s. 44B of the Madras Hindu Religious Endowment> Act, 1926, resumed and regraoted them to the Devasthanam, holdinr that the inam consisted of both me/waram and kudiwaram. The appellant­ Mission, \Vhich was in possession of
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