Nar Hari Sastri And Others vs Shri Badrinath Temple Committee on 9 May, 1952
In this regard, it is relevant to refer to a decision of the Hon'ble
Supreme Court in Nar Hari Sastri and others v. Shri Badrinath Temple
Committee [AIR 1952 SC 245], in which, while dealing with the right of
pandas (guides) accompanying pilgrims and receiving gifts from them in the
precincts of the Badrinath temple, Puri, it was observed as follows: