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The Societies Registration Act, 1860
Sri Krishna Singh vs Mathura Ahir And Ors on 21 December, 1979
"30. The law is well settled that succession to mahantship of a math or religious institution is regulated by custom or usage of the particular institution, except where a rule of succession is laid down by the founder himself who created the endowment.
Bihar State Board Religious Trust, ... vs Mahant Sri Biseshwar Das on 9 February, 1971
690. Concept of Mutt, private and public, has been considered in Bihar State Board of Religious Trust Vs. Mahant Sri Biseshwar Das AIR 1971 SC 2057 and in para 17 the Court observed :
Satya Charan Sarkar And Ors. vs Mohanta Rudrananda Giri And Ors. on 15 July, 1952
693. The presiding element in a Math is an ascetic or a religious teacher, who together with his disciples and co-disciples form spiritual family. It owe its existence to benefactions or grants of property made by pious benefactors. The object of the benefaction is the creation of an institution for the benefit of a fraternity of religious men at the head of which stands the superior or Mahant (also termed as "Mohunt"), who represents the entire institution. (vide Satya Charan Sarkar Vs. Mohanta Rudrananda Giri AIR 1953 Cal. 716).
H. H. Shri Swamiji Of Shri Admar Mutt, Etc vs The Commissioner, Hindu Religious & ... on 27 August, 1979
In H.H. Shri Swamiji of Shri Amar Mutt and others Vs. Commissioner, Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department and others 1979 (4) SCC 642, Hon'ble P.N. Shinghal, J., in a separate judgment, though concurring with the conclusion of majority view of the Constitution Bench, in para 47 observed "A Mutt is a monastic institution for the use and benefit of ascetics belonging to a particular order presided over by a superior who is its religious teacher. The Mutt property, though originally given by a donor, belongs to that spiritual family represented by the superior or Mahant. It does not, however, vest in him, as he is some sort of a "shebait", and vests in the Mutt as a juristic person."
Sital Das vs Sant Ram And Ors. on 8 April, 1954
See: Genda Puri v. Chatar Puri (1886) 13 Ind App 100 (PC); Sital Das v. Sant Ram AIR 1954 SC 606 and Mahalinga Thambiran v. La Sri Kasivasi (1974) 2 SCR 74."
Sri Mahalinga Thambiran Swamigal vs His Holiness Sri La Sri Kasivasi ... on 19 October, 1973
See: Genda Puri v. Chatar Puri (1886) 13 Ind App 100 (PC); Sital Das v. Sant Ram AIR 1954 SC 606 and Mahalinga Thambiran v. La Sri Kasivasi (1974) 2 SCR 74."