High Court of Judicature at Bombay Hears Multiple Second Appeals in Dispute Between Acharyas and Plaintiffs Over Mahanubhav Ashram – Suit Involves Questions of Religious Practice and Trust Management

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SECOND APPEAL NO.86 OF 2013

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2015 LawText (BOM) (02) 156

Second Appeal No. 86 of 2013

Shri R. L. Khapre, Shri A. P. Tathod, Mr. M. G. Bhangde, Ms. Borkute, Shri M. V. Samarth, Shri S. V. Sirpurkar, Shri P. S. Sadavarte

1) Acharya Mahant Salkar Baba, 2) Acharya Mahant Gopirajbaba Shastri, 3) Acharya Mahant Shivvyas Shastri, 4) Acharya Dr. Manohar Shashtri Daryapurkar

1) Dattatraya S/o Babuji Peche, 2) Dinkar Sheshrao Gaikwad, 3) Ramkrushna Baburao Dange (Deleted), 4) Manohar Bhaskarrao Rakhawan, 5) Govindraj Guru Daryapurkar Baba, 6) Acharya Mahant Nagraja Baba (Deleted), 7) Shri Govindraj Baba Bidkar (Deleted), 8) Mahant Raherkarbaba Mahanubhav, 9) Mahant Vijayraj Nandedkar, 10) Acharya Mahant Panditbaba Amrute Mahanubhav, 11) Shri Mahant Averajbaba Machale Mahanubhav, 12) Mahant Machalebaba Mahanubhav, 13) Shri Govindrajdada Guru Nagrajbaba Mahanubhav, 14) Dr. Vishnu S/o Bhikaji Kolte (since deceased) through his Legal Representatives. (14a) Dilip S/o Vishnuji Kolte, (14b) Ashok S/o Vishnuji Kolte, (14c) Vinay S/o Vishnuji Kolte, 15) Shri Banwarilal S/o Bhagwandasji Purohit, 16) Shri Baban S/o Sitaram Husukle, 17) Maharashtra Nav Nirman Sena, Nagpur through its Nagpur District President, (17i) Kishor Vinayak Saryakar, (17ii) Through the President of Vidyarthi Sena of Maharashtra Nav Nirman Sena Atul Shankarrao Deshmukh, 18) The State of Maharashtra through its Secretary, Education and Social Welfare Department, 19) The Maharashtra Rajya Sahitya Sanskrutik Mandal, through its Secretary

Procedural History

Original suit filed by plaintiffs (respondents 1-5) against defendants including the State of Maharashtra, Maharashtra Rajya Sahitya Sanskrutik Mandal, and Dr. Vishnu Kolte. The suit was decided, and a Regular Appeal (R.A.) was filed. The first appellate court decided the Regular Appeal, against which the present second appeals have been filed. Some parties were deleted, and certain respondents joined as appellants or interveners at the appellate stage.

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High Court of Judicature at Bombay Hears Multiple Second Appeals in Dispute Between Acharyas and Plaintiffs Over Mahanubhav Ashram – Suit Involves Questions of Religious Practice and Trust Management

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