HALGERI SRI. HANAMANTHA DEVARA DEVASTHAN vs UMASHANKAR MALKAJAPPA LONIKAR — C.A. No. 2441 - 2447/1998

Case under Section XII-B. Status: Disposed.

Disposed

CNR: SCIN010175981997

Filing Date

14-Oct-1997

Registration No

C.A. No. 2441 - 2447/1998

Diary Number

17598/1997

Order Date

08-Feb-2001

Document Type

ROP - of Main Case

Disposal Type

Dismissed

Last updated 10-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Section XII-B

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.HALGERI SRI. HANAMANTHA DEVARA DEVASTHAN

    Adv. LALITA KAUSHIK

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.UMASHANKAR MALKAJAPPA LONIKAR

    Adv. P. R. RAMASESH

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 08-Feb-2001

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  3. 14-Oct-1997

    Case filed

    Registration No. C.A. No. 2441 - 2447/1998

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Case Summary: The Supreme Court allowed the appeals filed by Halgeri Sri Hanamantha Devara Devasthan, holding that a Trust need not obtain permission from the Charity Commissioner under Sections 50 & 51 of the Bombay Public Trust Act before filing ejectment suits against tenants. The Court set aside the High Court's judgment, relying on precedent establishing that no such permission is required, and the Act was subsequently amended to reflect this position. The trial court was directed to decide the suit expeditiously with no order as to costs. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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