evidence in regard to the mosque (1934-1949)
N. Suit 5: The deities
N.1 Array of parties
N.2 No contest by the State ... effect, they claim as shebaits in service of the deity, managing its affairs
and receiving offerings from devotees. Theirs is a Suit
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public temple
and that the suit property is vested in the Deity; and Ram Das
and then Bajrang Das are only pujaris and not Mahant ... that the status of the plaintiff is merely of a
pujari. The Deity of the temple is owner of agricultural land which
has been given
prima facie view that land of the
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deity could not have been transferred in any case. This
Digitally signed by
NEELAM GULATI ... involved.”
2. The said directions were issued finding that the property of Deity Shree
Shree Ram Janki Ji Asthan Tapowan Mandir 1 at Ranchi
faith, to offer
respects and to make offerings to the deity.
viii) We have noted that Hinduism does not eliminate any other
belief ... regulate
the entry of pilgrims inside the Temple for Darshan of the
deities. Sahan Mela which at present means the pilgrims
going into the Bhittar
area 0.460 hectare. It was the case of the
plaintiffs that Deity Shri Ganjesh Ji is ''Bhusmiswami'' of the
disputed land ... case of the plaintiffs that the property of the Deity is a Muafi
2
property and the Collector is the Manager (Shebait) of the suit
attracts lots of visitors of different faith & belief for
worshiping the deity. On the occasion of Diwali, worship of the
Goddess is performed
trust arising from their dedication of those properties in favour of the deity Shree Gokulnathji or whether the deity as well as the suit properties ... emphatically denied that the suit properties were the properties of the deity Gokulnathji but in this Court evidently because of the enormity of evidence adduced
that the fit person, namely, Sunaram Sabat on behalf of the deity
Sri Rama Laxman Sita Swamy Bije at P.O. Luchapada, District
Ganjam filed ... permission for sale of Ac. 4.255 decimals
of land belong to the deity indicated in the application and
referred to by the Commissioner Endowments, Orissa
Lordships of Hon. Apex Court in the
case of " Ram Jankijee Deities & others v. State of Bihar & others ", have
held that ... images of the
Supreme Being. It was further held that the deity/idol are the juridical
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