Judgment

Shivaraj V. Patil, J.—Leave granted.

Heard learned counsel for the parties at length.

We feel it necessary to state the facts leading to the filing of these appeals giving some details. There is a Trust by name - Shri Baba Mast Nath Ayurvedic and Sanskrit Shikshan Sansthan. Mahant Sh. Shreyo Nath removed Karan Nath, Azad Nath and others from the Committee of the Trust and appointed the appellant No.1 as his successor. Mahant Shreyo Nath expired on 7.1.1985. The appellant No.1 became the Mahant of the Gaddi of Shri Baba Mast Nath Math at Asthal Bohar, Rohtak. The appellant No.1 claims to have dedicated himself to the field of development of education, social reforms and all-round progress of various institutions run and established by the Math; he is the founder and the chairperson of number of institutions including the dental college and hospital, engineering college, ayurvedic college, charitable eye hospital named after Baba Mast Nath; he has undertaken projects for setting up a blind school, orphanage, deaf and dumb school, Shree Mast Nath Medical College and Shree Baba Mast Nath Deemed University; and claims to serve the poor and downtrodden persons to uplift t