were
almost the same. They claimed that they are the
mathadhipati/peethadhipati/sarvadhikari/Secretary of one
Ramalingeshwar math of Haranahalli, Shimoga taluk. They
contended that ... claimed that each
of them alone are the true
mathadhipati/peethadhipati/sarvadhikari/Secretary and the
others including claimant
PARAMPARA VS THE
STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, observed as under:
"...The Mathadhipati is a trustee according to
the provisions ... order or sect and as
there could be no math without a Mathadhipati
as its spiritual head, the substitution of the
Charity Commissioner
cannot be served if the restrictions are such as would
bring the Mathadhipati down to the level of a servant under a State
department.” (emphasis
Vaka Raghava Reddy vs Govt. Of A.P., on 2 November, 2023
Author: B. Krishna
appear to be
belonging to him personally. As a pontiff or Mathadhipati
of the first defendant trust he holds all the properties of
the mutt
MAJOR, MATHADHIPATI OF SRI
BOOIBASAVESHWARA MATH,
VILLAGE GABBUR, TQ: DEVADURGA,
DIST: RAICHUR-584 111
2. SRI RAJANIKANTH
AGE: MAJOR, CHAIRMEN OF LAND TRIBUNAL
DEVADURGA
BETWEEN:
SRI. KUDLI SRINGERI,
MAHASAMSTANAM KUDLI
SHIMOGA DISTRICT,
REP. BY ITS MATHADHIPATI
SHRIMAD JAGADGURU
HIS HOLINESS,
SRI SACHIDANAND VALUKESHWAR
SWAMIJI (SRI. SHARADA
MAHAPEETHAM AND
SRIMAD
herein, who is now added as defendant no.2,
be declared as Mathadhipati of Ramapur Yogi Math. It is
contended that the interests
