Religious Endowments Archives

Supreme Court: Gift of temple inam property to State Government void ab initio; State is custodian, not owner

The Supreme Court declared a gift of temple inam land to the Tamil Nadu Government void under Section 41, HR&CE Act, 1959, enhanced monthly lease rent to ₹31,000 and directed payment of arrears and costs.

Case Briefs Supreme Court

SC constitutes Committee led by former Allahabad HC Judge to supervise functioning of Bankey Bihari Temple

The petitions stemmed from the promulgation of Uttar Pradesh Shri Bankey Bihari Ji Temple Trust Ordinance, 2025 contemplating the establishment of a Trust for managing the affairs of the Temple and overturning the longstanding 1939 Scheme for Temple Management.

right to reconstruct on land where a mosque once existed

Cases Reported Never Reported Judgments

Never Reported Judgment | No right can be acquired to construct a mosque merely by existence of an old building where a mosque once existed for a period of time [(1953) 1 SCC 431]

This report covers the Supreme Court’s Never Reported Judgment dating back to the year 1953 on religious and charitable endowments.