place by
whatever designation known, used as a place of public
religious worship and dedicated to, or for the benefit of or used ... members of the public are permitted to worship,
but whether the worship by the members of the public is as of
right by the Hindu
Hindu Community or any section thereof as a place of public worship. But, the petitioner's premises at Thiruvanamalai is not a place ... right exclusively by the Hindu community. A place of public worship used as of right by members of all communities including the Hindus cannot
temple and it was never open to any public worship or
public view. In this case, a Commissioner was appointed in order to visit ... structure of temple and the idol was not open to public
worship, it is claimed by 1st appellant/1st defendant that these questions
cannot
hanging on the
wall inside the sabha premises. There is no public worship to the
pictures hanging on the walls. No public can enter ... temple is whether there is dedication to public and
right of public to offer worship at temple as a matter of right.
Therefore, when
that the temple in issue is a public one and that the public are not worshiping samadhi primiarily but worshiping incidentally and therefore primarily worship ... Agama Sastras or by immemorial public usuage ought to have been regarded as a place of public religious worship, not withstanding the non-confirmance with
that there is no evidence to show that the general public
worshipped in the said Samadhi as a matter of right. As stated above,
Section ... thereof. The guidelines are that it should be a place of public worship,
there should be acceptable proof of dedication for the benefit
Mafatalal Industries Ltd. Etc. Etc vs Union Of India Etc. Etc on 19 December, 1996
patta land at his cost. It was
intended for family worship and no public was ever permitted to worship
the deity. Neither for constructing ... plaintiff that the temple was intended for the family
worship and no public was ever permitted to worship the deity, is denied
as false
thereof. The guidelines are that it should be a place of public worship,
there should be acceptable proof of dedication for the benefit ... temple in the branches in Mutts have become places of public
worship. While discussing the Samadhi of Vyasaraja, this court stated as
follows:-
?24. ... There
includes professing once used in public expressing
it by private and public worship, practicing rituals
and ceremonies. It also includes observances,
ceremonies and functions which
