https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173931 The estate of village Bahawalpura was treated as dedicated to the idol and temple, not as the appellant's private property, because the settlement records, especially the Wajibularz, described the Mahant as an ostensible owner while recording real ownership in the Asthan or trust. The muafi was linked to maintenance of the temple, and repeated written statements by the deceased Mahant asserted that all movable and immovable property in his name belonged to Thakurji alone. The appellant later accepted that position in revenue and compensation proceedings. On this evidence, the estate was held to be a public religious trust and the claim of absolute ownership failed. en-us Fri, 15 Dec 1978 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 24 Sep 2015 17:58:24 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173931 The estate of village Bahawalpura was treated as dedicated to the idol and temple, not as the appellant's private property, because the settlement records, especially the Wajibularz, described the Mahant as an ostensible owner while recording real ownership in the Asthan or trust. The muafi was linked to maintenance of the temple, and repeated written statements by the deceased Mahant asserted that all movable and immovable property in his name belonged to Thakurji alone. The appellant later accepted that position in revenue and compensation proceedings. On this evidence, the estate was held to be a public religious trust and the claim of absolute ownership failed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 15 Dec 1978 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173931