COMMNR.,HINDU RELIGIOUS&CHARITABLE ENDMT vs P.SHANMUGAMA — C.A. No. 4740/1999

Case Summary: Commissioner, Hindu Religious & Charitable Endowment v. P. Shanmugama The Supreme Court allowed the Commissioner's appeal, setting aside the High Court's judgment and restoring the District Judge's decision that the disputed properties belonged to "Mela Madam," a religious institution, not to the respondent's private family. The Court found the High Court violated procedural requirements by failing to formulate a substantial question of law under Section 100 CPC and improperly reversed factual findings; the first appellate court's detailed analysis of documents and evidence spanning 1845-1968 conclusively showed the properties were always treated as religious endowment property. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.