ACHARYA DAVENDRA PRASADJI AND 2 Other vs TIRATHDAS AND 10 Other — 1972 PLD 251

Citation: 1972 PLD 251

Court: Sindh High Court

Year: 1971

Decision Date: 1971-12-31

Parties: ACHARYA DAVENDRA PRASADJI AND 2 Other vs TIRATHDAS AND 10 Other

Headnotes

Case cited as PLD 1972 Karachi 251

Judgment Text

Court Name: Sindh High Court Judge(s): Muhammad Haleem, Durab Patel Title: ACHARYA DAVENDRA PRASADJI AND 2 Other vs TIRATHDAS AND 10 Other Case No.:First Appeals Nos. 51 and 52 of 1967 First Appeal No. 51 of 1967 First Appeal JUDGMENT Reported As: PLD 1972 Karachi 251 Result: Orders accordingly Judgment JUDGMENT DORAB PATEL, J.-Both these appeals have been preferred against the judgment of an Additional District Judge, Karachi in Suit No. 119 of 1962 by which the learned Additional District Judge framed a scheme for the administration of the Swami Narayan Temple Estate situated on Bunder Road, Karachi and appointed a Board of Trustees for managing this Estate. 2. The facts material to these appeals are as follows: The Swami Narayan Sect was founded in the early 19th Century by a religious reformer, Swami Sahajanand. Swami Sahajanand built temples and acquired properties and by a document known as the document for the apportionment of territory he divided India into two Dioceses, North and South. The Headquarters of the Northern Diocese was Ahmedabad, and Karachi falls within the area of this Diocese. Further, according to this document for the apportionment of territory, succession to the Founder's Gaddi was to be by hereditary, and the document also dealt with the spiritual and temporal rights of his successors who are known as Acharyas. In the course of time, the Acharyas also acquired more temples and properties and the unfortunate result was that disputes began over…

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