{"id":186573,"date":"1974-08-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"1974-08-29T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/the-commissioner-for-hindu-vs-k-eranna-and-ors-on-30-august-1974"},"modified":"2015-03-24T13:45:08","modified_gmt":"2015-03-24T08:15:08","slug":"the-commissioner-for-hindu-vs-k-eranna-and-ors-on-30-august-1974","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/the-commissioner-for-hindu-vs-k-eranna-and-ors-on-30-august-1974","title":{"rendered":"The Commissioner For Hindu &#8230; vs K. Eranna And Ors. on 30 August, 1974"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Supreme Court of India<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">The Commissioner For Hindu &#8230; vs K. Eranna And Ors. on 30 August, 1974<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_citations\">Equivalent citations: AIR 1974 SC 2076, (1974) 2 SCC 585, 1974 (6) UJ 531 SC<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_author\">Author: Ray<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_bench\">Bench: A Ray, K Mathew<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<pre><\/pre>\n<p>JUDGMENT<\/p>\n<p>Ray, C.J.<\/p>\n<p>1. These two appeals are by special leave from the judgment dated 20th February, 1970 of the High Court at Bangalore.\n<\/p>\n<p>2. The appellants challenged the resolution of the Area Committee, Bellary dated 30th May, 1969 appointing respondents No. 5 to 9 as trustees of three temples situated at Malapanagudi village in Hospet Taluk, Bellary District.\n<\/p>\n<p>3. The resolution was passed in exercise of powers under Sections 39 and 41 of the Madras Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Act 1951 hereinafter referred to as the Act. These two sections were struck down by the High Court at Bangalore in the decision in K. Mukundaraya Shenoy and Ors. v. State of Mysore and Anr. (1), reported in AIR 1960 Mysore 18. The High Court therefore held that the resolutions passed by the Area Committee under those two sections were invalid.\n<\/p>\n<p>4. Counsel for the appellants wanted to raise a contention that Sections 30 and 41 of the Act remained in force in the District of Bellary. This contention was not raised in the High Court. We therefore did not allow that submission.\n<\/p>\n<p>5. The appeals are dismissed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Supreme Court of India The Commissioner For Hindu &#8230; vs K. Eranna And Ors. on 30 August, 1974 Equivalent citations: AIR 1974 SC 2076, (1974) 2 SCC 585, 1974 (6) UJ 531 SC Author: Ray Bench: A Ray, K Mathew JUDGMENT Ray, C.J. 1. 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