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Muthuvelu Pillay vs Aiyasawmi Naick and Others

Madras High Court · Decided on 27 January 1910 · Citation: 6 Ind. Cas. 7

HON’BLE JUDGES
Ralph Benson, J · Krishnaswami Aiyar, J
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The lands sued for are ryotwari lands for which the pattah stands in the name of a temple. The defendants set up occupancy right Reliance is

placed on Exhibits Nos. IV, VI, I, II, and VII in sup- port of the right. The temple was at the time under the management of Government under

Regulation VII of 1807. The documents re- late to the settlement of the assessment and of the swamibogam due to the temple. There are such

Words as ""permanent"", ""you and your heirs"" used in their documents in connection with their holding. Having regard to the history of the Revenue

Settlement of this District, we cannot regard these terms as conferring a permanent right. The Privy Council has held, in Mayandi Chettiyar v.

chockalingam Pillay 27 Ma. 291 : 31 I.A. 83 : 14 M.L.J. 200 : 8 C.W.N. 545, that it is not competent to the trustee of a temple, in the absence of

special circumstances, to grant a permanent lease of temple property. We think the decision of the District Judge is right and dismiss the second

appeal with costs.

2.

The memorandzum of objections is dismissed with costs.