https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=172142 In a religious endowment governed by custom, succession to Mahantship had to be proved by the institution's established usage. The alleged successor failed to prove a valid chela relationship with the deceased Mahant, while the appellant was shown by oral and contemporaneous evidence to be a Bhatija chela and a spiritual collateral validly appointed by the Bhek and the Sewaks. The lease executed by the deceased Mahant was not shown to be supported by legal necessity: the premium was found fictitious, the rent was grossly inadequate, and no prudent management justification was proved. The appellant's title to Mahantship was upheld and the challenged lease was held not binding on the institution. en-us Thu, 08 Apr 1954 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 12 Aug 2015 12:23:18 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=172142 In a religious endowment governed by custom, succession to Mahantship had to be proved by the institution's established usage. The alleged successor failed to prove a valid chela relationship with the deceased Mahant, while the appellant was shown by oral and contemporaneous evidence to be a Bhatija chela and a spiritual collateral validly appointed by the Bhek and the Sewaks. The lease executed by the deceased Mahant was not shown to be supported by legal necessity: the premium was found fictitious, the rent was grossly inadequate, and no prudent management justification was proved. The appellant's title to Mahantship was upheld and the challenged lease was held not binding on the institution. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 08 Apr 1954 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=172142