K. Ramalingam v. Government of Tamil Nadu Rep. by Its Secretary
LOK 2026 (10) SC 166
Equivalent citations: 2026 INSC 1144
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Bench
- Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha & *Alok Aradhe, JJ.
- Case No.
- C.A. No. 13857 - 13858 of 2026
Counsel Mr. S. Ravi Shankar (for appellants); Mr. K.L. Janjani (for temporary trustee, R-7); Mrs. Haripriya Padmanabhan, Addl. A.G. (for State); Mr. M. Sathyanarayanan, Sr. Adv. (for HR&CE Department); Mr. Shailesh Madiyal, Amicus Curiae.
Provisions referred
- Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Act, 1959
Headnote
Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Act, 1959 — Ss. 23, 27, 28, 34, 34-A and 41 — Registration Act, 1908 (as applicable to Tamil Nadu) — S. 22-A — Temple property — Inam land granted to deity — Gift by temporary trustee to State Government for construction of Taluk Office — Validity
Whether the State Government, which the law requires to act as custodian of properties of religious/charitable institutions, can itself become the recipient of a gift of such property from a temporary trustee of a temple. [Para 2]
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