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Madras High Court Rejects Implead Petition as Main Appeal Already Disposed — Petitioner Permitted to Withdraw with Liberty to File Fresh Appeal or Other Remedy. Implead petition filed after disposal of main writ appeal held not maintainable.

The petitioner filed a Civil Miscellaneous Petition at the SR (scrutiny) stage seeking to implead himself as the 6th respondent in a writ appeal. Howe...

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Madras High Court Allows Writ Petition to Stop Temple Construction on Water Body and Orders Restoration of Pond. Court Holds That Water Bodies Are Public Trust Resources and Cannot Be Encroached Upon for Any Purpose, Including Religious Construction.

The petitioner, Pooja, filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus to direct the District Collector, Tiruvannamalai, to stop the construction of a temple...

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Madras High Court Sets Aside Writ Court Order in Temple Deity Naming Dispute, Relegates Parties to Civil Court. Direction by Single Judge to Name Deity as Veereshwararswamy Alias Veerapathiraswamy Held Prejudicial to Rights of Parties in Pending Dispute.

The dispute pertained to the correct name of a deity in a temple under the administrative control of the HR & CE Department. One group of worshippers ...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Temple Committee Meeting for Lack of Proper Notice. Meeting of Committee of Management of Kolluru Sri Mookambika Temple dated 26.04.2021 set aside for violation of natural justice and Section 5 of the Karnataka Hindu Religious Institutions and Charitable Endowments Act, 1997.

The petitioners, who are members of the Committee of Management of Kolluru Sri Mookambika Temple, filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of ...

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Supreme Court Upholds High Court's Quashing of State Order Transferring Idol Theft Cases to CBI. Court holds that transfer of investigation without consulting the investigating officer and without court's approval was improper.

The State of Tamil Nadu appealed against the Madras High Court's judgment dated 30.11.2018, which quashed the State Government's order dated 01.08.201...

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Bombay High Court Allows Women's Entry into Haji Ali Dargah Sanctum Sanctorum — Gender Discrimination by Trust Struck Down. The Court held that the ban on women's entry violated constitutional guarantees of equality and freedom of religion, and directed the Trust to permit women access.

The petitioners, Dr. Noorjehan Safia Niaz and Zakia Soman, social activists and office bearers of Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan, filed a Public Inte...

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High Court Hears Appeal and Cross-Objections Against Dismissal of Declaration Suit. Suit Filed by Brother of Deceased Religious Head for Declaration of Ownership of Property Allotted in 1952, Dismissed by Trial Court.

This Regular First Appeal and cross-objections arise from the judgment and decree dated 9 September 2005 passed by the Principal City Civil and Sessio...

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Karnataka High Court Decides Regular First Appeal Arising from Dismissal of Suit for Declaration of Property Ownership. Property Originally Allotted to a Swamiji Under Mysore Government Scheme and Later Subject to Litigation Over Inheritance and Alleged Fraud.

The appeal arose from the dismissal of a suit for declaration of ownership of immovable property situated in Bangalore. The original plaintiff, C.R. H...