https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168801 A trust deed must be read as a whole to determine whether the dedication is private or public. Here, the provision for temples, deities, open worship, large festivals, trustees outside the family, and a separate charitable hospital and dispensary showed a public religious and charitable trust rather than a family endowment. Section 3 of the Bihar Hindu Religious Trusts Act, 1950 was construed to apply where the trust was situate in Bihar and had sufficient territorial nexus through property and objects within the State. The statute was therefore held not to have impermissible extra-territorial operation. en-us Wed, 15 Apr 1959 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 27 Mar 2015 11:45:58 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168801 A trust deed must be read as a whole to determine whether the dedication is private or public. Here, the provision for temples, deities, open worship, large festivals, trustees outside the family, and a separate charitable hospital and dispensary showed a public religious and charitable trust rather than a family endowment. Section 3 of the Bihar Hindu Religious Trusts Act, 1950 was construed to apply where the trust was situate in Bihar and had sufficient territorial nexus through property and objects within the State. The statute was therefore held not to have impermissible extra-territorial operation. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 15 Apr 1959 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168801