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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CIVIL APPEAL NOS. 14192 - 14193/ 2024 [@ SLP [C] NOS.16699-16700/2024]
SUNIL HEGDE Appellant(s)
VERSUS
THE STATE OF KARNATAKA & ORS. Respondent(s)
O R D E R
Leave granted.
The short question for consideration is as to
whether the impugned order conforms to the mandate
of Section 63A of the Karnataka Religious
Institutions and Charitable Endowments Act, 1997 or
not. For appreciating this issue, we would place on
record the provision as follows:
“63A. Appeal to the Rajya Darmika Parishat and
appeal against its order:-
(1) Any person aggrieved by the order of Rajya
Dharmika Parishat in exercise of its original
jurisdiction may prefer any appeal to High
Court on a substantial question of law.
(2) Any person aggrieved by the orders passed
by the Zilla Dharmika Parishat under any of the
provisions of this Act may appeal to the Rajya
Dharmika Parishat within a period of thirty
days from the date of the order. The Rajya
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Dharmika Parishat shall after giving notice to
all the concerned parties and on hearing both
the parties pass orders in accordance with
law.”
Section 63A mandates the existence of
substantial question of law. In other words, a
substantial question of law will have to be raised
which alone would give the jurisdiction to the High
Court to entertain and, there...