follower of the Vaishnavite Ramanandi Sampradaya. Earlier history of the shebaits of the idol is not known. But it is common ground that the Shebaits ... permitted Narain Das to come back and take up the position of Shebait for the maintenance of worship of the idol and that in these
protection of its interest. So long as there is a shebait in office, functioning properly, the rights of the deity, as stated above, practically ... dormant and it is the shebait alone who can file suits in the interest ot the deity. When, however, the shebait is negligent
entitled to recover possession of the properties and to hold them as shebaits. The solution of this question may, it has been suggested, depend upon ... image and of the dedicated properties and to hold them as shebaits. Upon the question of limitation, he has held that the suit
kinsmen of his father for declaration that she was the shebait of the deity Syamsundar. The Court held that she was shebait to the extent ... effect of the Will was to constitute Bhagirathi, Jagadananda and Brojendra successive shebaits of the endowment, though they are described as executors in respect
Akshoy, the deceased son of Madhusudan. They brought the suit as shebaits of the deity and prayed that the properties in suit be declared ... time of the institution of the suit and to get another shebait appointed in his place who may raise a suit of this character
neog-puttro that they were not by that instrument appointed shebaits as directed by the will executed by Ranee Annapurna, and so they also have ... regular suit to establish his right, and for the appointment of a shebait.
4. These contentions were not raised in the Court below
have a declaration that the plaintiff Panchanan Banerjee is the sole shebait of the deity in question and the main purpose of the plaintiff ... suit and contest the plaintiff's claim to be the sole shebait of the idol. Sashi, as I have stated, died
applicant was Gopinath Dey describing himself as one of the trustees and shebaits under the Trust created by Srimati Chuni Moni Dasi.
3. The trust ... profits to or to permit the same to be received by the shebaits of the said Thacoors for the time being for the purposes hereinafter
under consideration, was made. The petitioner before us is the present shebait of an idol, Gopaljiu, to whom considerable properties were dedicated by her father ... 15th December, 1909, the right of the petitioner to the office of shebait was declared.
2. It appears that before the petitioner had been appointed
idol Sri Sri Madan Gopal Jiu of which she was the shebait. Her application was refused and she was referred to a regular suit ... Idol of the whole of mouza. Krishnanagar and had appointed as shebait of the Idol one Brij Kishore Adhikary; that the profits of the mouza
