Constitution, as under those provisions the mahant or
Shebait practically loses his right of management and is
reduced to the position of a mere servant ... argument before us is
that the position of a maharani or shebait of a Hindu
religious trust is a combination of office and proprietary
right
declaration that the
alienation of the temple properties by the de jure Shebait
is invalid and not binding upon the temple. if a Shebait ... entitled to
recover possession of the property improperly alienated by
the Shebait, but they can be granted a declaratory decree
that the alienation
Endowment whether partial. or complete--Tests
for deciding--Provision for maintenance of shebaits whether
makes endowment partial--Effect of invalidity of certain
provisions of deed ... Expanding income and static
expenses--Inference from--Right of joint shebait to appeal
if deities represented by guardian ad litem.
Code of Civil Procedure
plaintiff is entitled, after the death of her husband, to act as shebait of an idol named Sree Sree Nitto Gopal Jew founded by Mrityunjoy ... income of the debutter property has also been provided for the shebait or shebaits for the time being. After declaring the various trusts, the indenture
Explained.
Stamp Act , Sections 33 , 35 , 36-Scope of.
Hereditary office of Shebait enjoyed by a person, whether-
movable or immovable property-Whether the deed ... admissible in evidence. [967 A-B]
3.The hereditary office of Shebait which would be enjoyed
by the person by turn would be immovable property
occupation of the rooms in dispute in his own right as a
shebait and that the plaintiffs had no right to represent
the deity ... trustees but the
descendants of the testator who became shebaits and who had
the shebaiti rights in the endowed property and that the
defendant being
present
in the case of succession to the rights of a female shebait.
As regards the first, it is quite true that regarding the
powers ... alienation, a female shebait is restricted in the
same manner as the male shebait, but that is because there
are certain limitations and restrictions attached
Hindu Deity-If can be taxed
through shebaits.
HEADNOTE:
Finding that the assessments of the income from the
properties of two Hindu deities ... hands of its shebaits
as trustees were set aside on the footing that the status of
the assessees had not been correctly determined, the Income
Abinash Chandra Bhowmick and Jogendra Nath Biswas
were to be the joint Shebaits and trustees with equal
rights. On the same ... three executants and their
respective heirs would be in equal rights shebaits and
trustees of the debuttar estate and each would receive
temples are known as “Deuris”. The head priest is called the “Doloi”.
“Shebait” means and includes all the community of persons who are directly
connected ... Section 25A of the said Act and the rights of the shebaits.”
From the above introduction furnished by the appellants, it is evident that
according