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Deity is Owner of Temple Property; Name of Pujari Need Not be Mentioned in Revenue Records: Supreme Court

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Deity is Owner of Temple Property; Name of Pujari Need Not be Mentioned in Revenue Records: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that when it comes to the ownership of land attached to a temple, the name of the deity alone must be mentioned, while the pujari’s role is limited to doing puja and acting as a grantee to administer the god’s property .

A Bench of Justices Hemant Gupta and AS Bopanna held that there is no mandate that the name of the pujari or manager be listed in the revenue records because the god as the juristic person owns the land.

The Court was hearing a Special Leave Petition filed by the State of Madhya Pradesh appealing a Madhya Pradesh High Court judgement that annulled two circulars issued by the State Government under the MP Law Revenue Code, 1959. 

 

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