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Supreme Court Upholds Punjab Religious Premises Act as Valid Classification Under Article 14. Tenants of Religious Institutions Not Entitled to Rent Control Protection as Religious Property Requires Summary Eviction Procedure to Prevent Maladministration.

The case involves an appeal by tenants occupying shops in Gurudwara Singh Sabha, Mandi Gobindgarh, Punjab, challenging the constitutional validity of ...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal of Tenant Purchaser in Deity Land Sale Dispute. Upholds Sale to Tenant Despite Higher Offer from Intervenors, Holding That Registered Sale Deeds Cannot Be Ignored and Tenancy Status Was Not Challenged.

The case involves a dispute over the sale of land belonging to the deity Sri Rama Laxman Sita Swamy Bije, managed by a fit person. The fit person soug...

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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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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal by Temple Idol Against Sale of Trust Property, Holds Trust is Private and Not Governed by Tamil Nadu HR&CE Act. Deed of Settlement Did Not Create a Specific Endowment in Favor of the Deity.

The appeal arose from a judgment of the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court dismissing the second appeal of the appellant, the Idol of Sri Renganat...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeals Challenging Wakf Board Notification Including Service Inam Lands in Dargah Property. Errata Notification Adding Lands to Wakf Property Upheld as Valid Exercise of Power Under Wakf Act, 1995.

The Supreme Court dismissed a batch of civil appeals challenging an order of the Andhra Pradesh High Court that upheld an Errata Notification issued b...

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Karnataka High Court Allows Appeal in Part, Upholds Quashing of Government Order Including Dargah as Religious Institution Under Karnataka Education Act. Court Remits for Reconsideration Without High Level Committee Report, Emphasizing Natural Justice and Independent Application of Mind by Government.

The case involves a writ appeal filed by Syed Ghouse Mohiyuddin Shah Khadri, the Sajjada Nasheen of Hazrath Dada Hayeth Meer Kalandar Dargah in Chikka...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal in HR & CE Act Case — Bagyammal Trust Held to be a Specific Endowment. Deed of Settlement dated 4 June 1926 created a public charitable trust for temple purposes, falling under Section 6(19) of the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Act, 1959.

The appeal arose from a judgment of the Madras High Court which reversed the trial court's decree in favor of the appellant. The appellant, W. N. Alla...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal in Hindu Religious Endowment Dispute — 'Bakers Choultry' Held as Specific Endowment Under Tamil Nadu HR&CE Act. Rock Inscription Providing for Feeding Brahmins During Festivals Constitutes Religious Charity, Not Private Property.

The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal challenging the concurrent findings that 'Bakers Choultry' is a specific endowment under the Tamil Nadu Hindu R...

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Supreme Court Upholds State Legislation on Gurdwara Management Under Entry 32 of List II. Haryana Sikh Gurdwara (Management) Act, 2014 Found Constitutionally Valid as It Pertains to Management of Religious Institutions Within State Legislative Competence.

The dispute arose from the enactment of the Haryana Sikh Gurdwara (Management) Act, 2014 by the State of Haryana, which created a separate juristic en...