https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173996 Long-standing admissions, revenue records, and historical conduct showed that the shrine and its dedicated properties were held for a public religious and charitable trust, with unrestricted public worship, festivals, and public offerings supporting that character. The claim of private ownership or a family endowment failed because the evidence of private title was insufficient to displace the settled documentary and historical record. A declaration affecting the deity's interests could not be granted in the deity's absence, and the court declined to grant partial declarations over selected properties. The burden to prove private ownership was held to lie heavily on the claimant where dedication to the deity and public user were established. en-us Tue, 22 Sep 1959 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 26 Sep 2015 10:50:58 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173996 Long-standing admissions, revenue records, and historical conduct showed that the shrine and its dedicated properties were held for a public religious and charitable trust, with unrestricted public worship, festivals, and public offerings supporting that character. The claim of private ownership or a family endowment failed because the evidence of private title was insufficient to displace the settled documentary and historical record. A declaration affecting the deity's interests could not be granted in the deity's absence, and the court declined to grant partial declarations over selected properties. The burden to prove private ownership was held to lie heavily on the claimant where dedication to the deity and public user were established. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 22 Sep 1959 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173996