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BHIDE
Kirpa Singh – Appellant
Versus
Ajaipal Singh – Respondent
JUDGMENT
Bhide, J. - This appeal arises out of a suit under Section 92, Civil P.C., with reference to a religious institution named "Guru Sar Satlani" situated at a distance of about 13 miles from Amritsar. According to the plaintiffs' allegations the institution is a Sikh Gurdwara, i.e., a place of public worship for the Sikhs and constitutes a trust for public purposes of a charitable and religious nature. Plaintiffs claimed interest in the trust as "members of the Sikh community" and "worshippers of the Gurdwara," and sued for the removal of the defendant Bhai Kirpa Singh from the management of the Gurdwara on the ground that he is a man of loose character and has committed breaches of trust by mismanaging the Gurdwara, maladminis tering its properties, misapplying the income, misappropriating its funds, and by otherwise misbehaving and misconducting himself in a manner, which has injured and scandalized the Sikh community and worshippers of the said Gurdwara. Plaintiffs also claimed certain consequential reliefs including the settlement of a scheme for the future management of the Gurdwara. Defendant flatly denied the charges of misconduct and maladministration brought against h
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