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2004 Supreme(Mad) 1674

M.THANIKACHALAM
D. Ganesa Gurukkal & Others – Appellant
Versus
Sri Dharbaranyeswaraswamy Devasthanam Thirunallar – Respondent


Advocates Appeared: For The Appellants:T.T.Ravichandran, Satish Parasaram, Advocates. For The Respondent:Srinath Sridevan, Advocate.

Judgment :-

The Plaintiffs, before the Courts below, having filed the suit for certain reliefs, failed in their efforts concurrently and the result is the Second Appeal.

2. The plaintiffs who are functioning as Archakas in the defendant/respondent Temple, have filed the suit for declaration, that they are entitled to half share in the fees levied by the Temple, for any form of worship, service, ritual ceremony rendered in the Institution for the benefit of the worshipers, after deducting the expenses, with the consequential relief of a mandatory injunction, directing the Management of the defendant, Temple to fix the share of the plaintiffs at 50% of the total fee levied, on the grounds that their predecessors interest have been officiating as hereditary 'Pooja Sthanikamdars' and 'Archakas' from time immemorial which was inherited by them, being the lineal descent, that the right of the plaintiffs as Archakas and Stanikamdars of the renowned Temple is a hereditary right which cannot be curtailed by the defendant, by taking any action which would amount to violation of the property right, that the Board of Trustees of the defendant Temple though initiated some proceedings by way of r




































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