K.S.HEGDE, R.S.BACHAWAT, S.M.SIKRI
Charity Commissioner, Bombay – Appellant
Versus
Administrator Of The Shringeri Math And Its Properties – Respondent
Judgment
SIKRI, J.: This appeal by certificate granted by the High Court of Judicature at Bombay is directed against its judgment and decree dated December 30, l962, whereby it set aside the order made by the Assistant Charity Commissioner, dated August 19,1955, as confirmed by the Deputy Charity Commissioner and by the District Judge, Nasik. The High Court held that the Nasik Math is hot liable to be registered under the Bombay Public Trusts Act, 1950.
2. The High Court found the following facts relating to the Nasik Math:
"The Principal Math is situated in the State of Mysore and as His Holiness is a Sanyasi he generally names the house properties with temples as Maths . The properties at Nasik Panchvati, are known as properties of Shringeri Math. The Samadhis have been constructed to look like temple, there is Sabha Mandap in which an image of Adya Shankaracharya is installed all the expenses have been incurred by His Holiness from the income of the Shringeri Math and some money was borrowed from Nasik creditors. Here religious instructions are not imparted and no spiritual service is rendered to any body of disciples. Sometimes people come there and if they are given admission th
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