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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).
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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."
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