Sri Krishna Singh vs Mathura Ahir And Ors on 21 December, 1979
The correctness of the decision in Ramswarup Das v.
Rameshwal Das(2) is thus open to question. It does not stand
to reason that when a suit is brought for possession by a
mahant of an asthal or Math. Or by a shebait of a debottar
property, and the defendant is adjudged to be a trespasser,
such a suit should abate with the death of the mahant or
shebait. This would imply that after a long drawn
litigation, as he-re, the new mahant or shebait has to be
relegated to a separate suit. The definition of legal
representative as contained in s.2(11) of the Code reads: