KISHAN CHAND (DEAD) THROUGH LRS vs GAUTAM GAUR HITKARAK SABHA, KOTA . — C.A. No. 1245/2011

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 XV. Status: Disposed.

Disposed

CNR: SCIN010322622007

Filing Date

03-Nov-2007

Registration No

C.A. No. 1245/2011

Diary Number

32262/2007

Order Date

09-Apr-2026

Document Type

Judgement - of Main Case

Neutral Citation

2026 INSC 448

Disposal Type

Allowed

Last updated 03-Jul-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 XV

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.KISHAN CHAND (DEAD) THROUGH LRS

    Adv. PRATIBHA JAIN

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.GAUTAM GAUR HITKARAK SABHA, KOTA .

    Adv. AJAY CHOUDHARY

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 09-Apr-2026

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  3. 09-Apr-2026

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  4. 09-Apr-2026

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vikram Nath and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Mehta

  5. 08-Apr-2026

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vikram Nath and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Mehta

  6. 19-Mar-2026

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  7. 19-Mar-2026

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vikram Nath and Hon'ble Mr. Justice N.V. Anjaria

  8. 18-Mar-2026

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vikram Nath and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Mehta

  9. 18-Feb-2026

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  10. 18-Feb-2026

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vikram Nath, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Mehta and Hon'ble Mr. Justice N.V. Anjaria

  11. 28-Jan-2026

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  12. 28-Jan-2026

    Next Week / Week Commencing / C.O.Week

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Mehta and Hon'ble Mr. Justice N.V. Anjaria

  13. 15-Jan-2026

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vikram Nath and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Mehta

  14. 10-Dec-2025

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  15. 10-Dec-2025

    Next Week / Week Commencing / C.O.Week

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vikram Nath and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Mehta

  16. 27-Nov-2025

    Next Week / Week Commencing / C.O.Week

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vikram Nath and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Mehta

  17. 20-Nov-2025

    Next Week / Week Commencing / C.O.Week

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vikram Nath and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Mehta

  18. 13-Nov-2025

    Next Week / Week Commencing / C.O.Week

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vikram Nath and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Mehta

  19. 03-May-2023

    Next Week / Week Commencing / C.O.Week

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ajay Rastogi and Hon'ble Ms. Justice Bela M. Trivedi

  20. 03-May-2023

    Next Week / Week Commencing / C.O.Week

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ajay Rastogi and Hon'ble Ms. Justice Bela M. Trivedi

  21. 27-Apr-2023

    Next Week / Week Commencing / C.O.Week

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ajay Rastogi and Hon'ble Ms. Justice Bela M. Trivedi

  22. 26-Apr-2023

    Next Week / Week Commencing / C.O.Week

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ajay Rastogi and Hon'ble Ms. Justice Bela M. Trivedi

  23. 20-Apr-2023

    Next Week / Week Commencing / C.O.Week

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ajay Rastogi and Hon'ble Ms. Justice Bela M. Trivedi

  24. 23-Mar-2023

    Next Week / Week Commencing / C.O.Week

    Hon'ble Ms. Justice Bela M. Trivedi and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Kumar

  25. 22-Mar-2023

    Next Week / Week Commencing / C.O.Week

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ajay Rastogi and Hon'ble Ms. Justice Bela M. Trivedi

  26. 02-Mar-2023

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ajay Rastogi and Hon'ble Ms. Justice Bela M. Trivedi

  27. 09-Feb-2023

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  28. 09-Feb-2023

    After Week/Month/Vacation

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ajay Rastogi and Hon'ble Ms. Justice Bela M. Trivedi

  29. 24-Aug-2022

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  30. 24-Aug-2022

    After Week/Month/Vacation

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Hemant Gupta and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vikram Nath

  31. 17-Aug-2022

    After Week/Month/Vacation

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Hemant Gupta and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vikram Nath

  32. 21-Jul-2022

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  33. 21-Jul-2022

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  34. 18-Sep-2014

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  35. 01-Feb-2011

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  36. 27-Jan-2011

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  37. 27-Jan-2011

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  38. 26-Jul-2010

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  39. 15-Jan-2010

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  40. 29-Apr-2008

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  41. 29-Feb-2008

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  42. 04-Feb-2008

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  43. 03-Dec-2007

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  44. 03-Nov-2007

    Case filed

    Registration No. C.A. No. 1245/2011

  45. [ 2026 INSC 448 ]

    Judgement - of Main CaseView PDF

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casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary The Supreme Court allowed the appeal and dismissed the respondent-society's suit for recovery of a temple property in Kota. While the lower courts held that the appellant (a temple priest/pujari) was merely a caretaker appointed by the society and thus lacked ownership, the Supreme Court found the respondent-plaintiffs failed to produce any deed of dedication, endowment, or document evidencing their own title to the property. The Court held that supervisory or managerial functions over a temple do not ipso facto confer ownership, and management cannot be conflated with ownership of property. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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