R REBELLO vs THE COMMISSIONER HINDU RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT DEPARTMENT — SLP(C) No. 16658 - 16660/2026

Case under Public Trust, Religious Endowments, Waqfs : Management, Administration of Temples, Waqfs and Other Religious Institutions, Including Appointment/ Removal of Trustees, Executive Officers, Members of Waqfs Boards Section XII. Status: Pending.

Pending

CNR: SCIN010278392026

Filing Date

06-May-2026

Registration No

SLP(C) No. 16658 - 16660/2026

Diary Number

27839/2026

Order Date

26-May-2026

Document Type

ROP

Last updated 29-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Public Trust, Religious Endowments, Waqfs : Management, administration of temples, waqfs and other religious institutions, including appointment/ removal of trustees, executive officers, members of waqfs boards Section XII

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.R REBELLO

    Adv. ANKUR S. KULKARNI

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.THE COMMISSIONER HINDU RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT DEPARTMENT

    Adv. MISHA ROHATGI [caveat] PARIJAT KISHORE [caveat]

Case History

  1. 08-May-2026

    Fresh

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Aravind Kumar and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vijay Bishnoi

  2. 06-May-2026

    Case filed

    Registration No. SLP(C) No. 16658 - 16660/2026

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casestatus.in Summary

The Supreme Court issued a status quo order in a dispute involving temple Hundis (donation boxes) between R. Saravana Pandian and the Commissioner of Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment Department. The court prohibited petitioners from opening the Hundis, but authorized Indian Bank officials to open them in the presence of both parties and deposit funds into a sealed temple account. Counter-affidavits are due within six weeks, with rejoinder affidavits within three weeks thereafter; the matter is listed for hearing after nine weeks. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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