Ahmedabad : Gujarat High Court has allowed Mr. Arasuri Ambaji to be involved in a half-century-old lawsuit filed by the erstwhile royal family of the Danta princely state against the state and central governments for the ownership of the Mata Devasthan Trust, one of Gujarat’s most frequently visited temples, and mount gabbar,
In 2019, a civil court in Danta refused to allow the temple trust to be part of the lawsuit and contest the royal family’s claims of ownership of the temple, its properties as well as the mountain on which the temple is located Was. The trust later approached the High Court against this order of disapproval. Justice BN Karia has allowed the trust to be a party in the suit opposing the claims of ownership of royalty. There is a long history of dispute over the ownership of the temple, its properties and the mountain.
In a merger agreement with the Governor General of India in 1948, Danta was entitled to full ownership of private properties belonging to the former royal family Maharana Prithviraj Singh,
In the list of immovable properties, securities and cash balances, Ambaji Temple, Mount Gabbar and all the properties of the temple were mentioned in the list of personal properties of the former ruler. The temple was to be managed by a trust set up by the government, with the Maharana acting as the chairman of the board of trustees.
In 1953, the Bombay government took over the temple following the Indian government’s decision to treat such properties as state property. Therefore, the Maharana approached the Bombay High Court to claim ownership of the temple and the mountain. The High Court ruled in his favor in 1954.
Governments successfully challenged this decision Supreme court, After the Supreme Court order in 1957, the government took over the temple.
Maharana Prithviraj Singh in 1970 and Maharana Mahendra Singh Danta filed a suit in the court, requesting it to issue a direction to the government to furnish correct accounts of all income, profits, gains and offerings received and received from the temple and its properties.
The temple trust, which was created pursuant to the merger agreement, requested the dental court to include it as a litigant to oppose the claims of the royal family.
It was dismissed on the ground that the Trust had no right in the matter. However, allowing the petition of the trust, the High Court observed that “the trust has acquired the interest, title and possession of the suit property and is, therefore, a necessary party and without the presence of the petitioner, no effective decree has been passed.” that the relief may be claimed against the respondent”.
In 2019, a civil court in Danta refused to allow the temple trust to be part of the lawsuit and contest the royal family’s claims of ownership of the temple, its properties as well as the mountain on which the temple is located Was. The trust later approached the High Court against this order of disapproval. Justice BN Karia has allowed the trust to be a party in the suit opposing the claims of ownership of royalty. There is a long history of dispute over the ownership of the temple, its properties and the mountain.
In a merger agreement with the Governor General of India in 1948, Danta was entitled to full ownership of private properties belonging to the former royal family Maharana Prithviraj Singh,
In the list of immovable properties, securities and cash balances, Ambaji Temple, Mount Gabbar and all the properties of the temple were mentioned in the list of personal properties of the former ruler. The temple was to be managed by a trust set up by the government, with the Maharana acting as the chairman of the board of trustees.
In 1953, the Bombay government took over the temple following the Indian government’s decision to treat such properties as state property. Therefore, the Maharana approached the Bombay High Court to claim ownership of the temple and the mountain. The High Court ruled in his favor in 1954.
Governments successfully challenged this decision Supreme court, After the Supreme Court order in 1957, the government took over the temple.
Maharana Prithviraj Singh in 1970 and Maharana Mahendra Singh Danta filed a suit in the court, requesting it to issue a direction to the government to furnish correct accounts of all income, profits, gains and offerings received and received from the temple and its properties.
The temple trust, which was created pursuant to the merger agreement, requested the dental court to include it as a litigant to oppose the claims of the royal family.
It was dismissed on the ground that the Trust had no right in the matter. However, allowing the petition of the trust, the High Court observed that “the trust has acquired the interest, title and possession of the suit property and is, therefore, a necessary party and without the presence of the petitioner, no effective decree has been passed.” that the relief may be claimed against the respondent”.