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1973 Supreme(SC) 203

A.ALAGIRISWAMI, D.G.PALEKAR
State of A. P. – Appellant
Versus
S. M. K. Parasurama Gurukul – Respondent


Judgement Key Points

Certainly. Here are the key points derived from the provided legal document:

  1. The case involves an appeal concerning the appointment of trustees to a religious temple under the relevant statutory provisions (!) (!) .

  2. The core issue is whether the authority responsible for appointing trustees acts as a quasi-judicial tribunal when exercising powers under the relevant section of the law (!) .

  3. The decision-making process in appointing trustees does not require a formal list or contest between parties, as there is no dispute or opposition affecting the appointment (!) (!) (!) .

  4. The authority's discretion in selecting trustees is generally broad, and it is not mandated to provide a speaking or reasoned order unless explicitly required by law (!) .

  5. The determination of whether the authority acts judicially hinges on whether it is required to decide disputes, weigh evidence, or act based on policy and expediency. In this case, the authority's role is primarily administrative, exercising discretion without a duty to decide judicially (!) (!) (!) (!) .

  6. Several criteria help distinguish a quasi-judicial act from an administrative one, including the existence of a lis (dispute), the need to consider evidence or affidavits, and whether the decision involves questions of policy or expediency (!) (!) (!) (!) (!) (!) (!) .

  7. When an authority is empowered to decide rights or disputes between parties, it generally has a duty to act judicially, making its decision quasi-judicial (!) (!) .

  8. In the absence of a dispute or contest, the appointment process under the relevant statute is considered administrative, with the authority exercising discretion without a duty to act judicially or provide a speaking order (!) (!) (!) (!) .

  9. The law emphasizes that the mere determination of facts by an executive or administrative authority does not automatically render its acts quasi-judicial; the manner and statutory requirements of decision-making are decisive (!) (!) (!) (!) .

  10. The statutory provisions governing the appointment of trustees specify guidelines and criteria but do not impose a judicial or quasi-judicial process. Discretion is exercised within these statutory limits (!) (!) (!) .

  11. The appellate decision concludes that the authority's appointment process in this case was administrative, and therefore, it was not necessary for the authority to issue a speaking or reasoned order (!) (!) (!) .

  12. The appeal is allowed, and the earlier judgment requiring a speaking order is set aside. The costs are awarded to the appellant (!) .

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Judgment

ALAGIRISWAMI, J. :- This is an appeal by the State of Andhra Pradesh against the judgment of the Division Bench of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh holding that the appointment of nine trustees to the Kalahastiswara Swami Temple in the town of Kalahasti in the Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh was liable to be quashed on the short ground that the impugned order was not a speaking order. For this purpose the Bench relied upon its own judgment in Writ Petition No. 2536 of 1967 that the functionaries under the Andhra Pradesh Charitable and Hindu Religious Institutions and Endowments Act,1966, though administrative tribunals, are exercising quasi-judicial functions in appointing non-hereditary trustees. By the time this appeal came up for hearing the period of office of the trustees, whose appointment was challenged by the respondent, was over and the respondents, therefore, contended that the appeal should be dismissed as having become infructuous. On behalf of the State of Andhra Pradesh it was urged that the question is one of considerable importance to it and that appointment of trustees to a number of institutions is being held up because of the judgment of the Andhra Pr
































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