https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=309750 Religious purposes may fall within "charitable purposes" under the Societies Registration Act, 1860, permitting registration of a society formed for public worship and religious festivals. The institution's true character depends on its dominant purpose, long-standing conduct, public donations, use of property and surrounding evidence; later secular or cultural objects and membership terms do not necessarily displace a predominantly public religious character. Leasehold tenure does not prevent a temple from being a public temple where it is established and used for public Hindu worship. Land, temples, mandap, library, shops, dharmasala and related structures may form one religious endowment where funded, maintained and intended for the same religious undertaking. en-us Tue, 16 Feb 1999 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 20 Sep 2023 10:00:42 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=309750 Religious purposes may fall within "charitable purposes" under the Societies Registration Act, 1860, permitting registration of a society formed for public worship and religious festivals. The institution's true character depends on its dominant purpose, long-standing conduct, public donations, use of property and surrounding evidence; later secular or cultural objects and membership terms do not necessarily displace a predominantly public religious character. Leasehold tenure does not prevent a temple from being a public temple where it is established and used for public Hindu worship. Land, temples, mandap, library, shops, dharmasala and related structures may form one religious endowment where funded, maintained and intended for the same religious undertaking. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 16 Feb 1999 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=309750