Bhupati Nath Smrititirtha vs Ram Lal Maitra on 28 August, 1909
"As explained in that case, the purpose of making a gift to
a temple is not to confer a benefit on God but to confer a
benefit on those who worship in that temple, by making it
possible for them to have the worship conducted in a proper
and impressive manner. This is the sense in which a temple
and its endowments are regarded as a public trust".