R.D.KOTHARI

Parties have come up before this Court via three cases, viz;

(I) First Appeal No.216/1983 arises, as the appellant claims to be aggrieved by the order passed by the District Court, Palanpur, in Civil Misc. Appeal No.12/1981;

(II) Special Civil Application No. 2947/1999 is filed by the then pujari/vahivatkarta of Koteshwar Temple against the order of Special Secretary, and

(III) Special Civil Application No. 13396/2008 is filed by the Administrator, Ambaji Mata Temple Trust against the order passed by the District Court, Palanpur in Civil Misc. Appeal No.57/1991, wherein said Court was pleased to grant interim relief in favour of the plaintiff.

All these three cases were heard simultaneously. Issues involved in all the cases are same and identical, hence three cases are disposed of by this common judgment.

First, case of parties in First Appeal No.216/1983 may be considered.

I. FIRST APPEAL No. 216/1983:

1.1. Interesting question raised by the learned advocate for the appellant about propriety and validity of exercise of powers under section 70A by the Charity Commissioner while dismissing the appellant’s appeal as barred by limitation is raised in First Appeal No. 216