NATHULAL Vs. THAKURJI SHRIJI BIRAJMAN TEMPLE ROOPJI MAHADEOJI

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THIS is a second appeal by the defendant in a suit for recovery of possession of the temple of Shri Roop Chaturbhujji and Mahadeoji and for perpetual injunction seeking to restrain the defendant from interfering with the Seva Puja of the temple.

(2.) THE suit was filed on behalf of Thakurji Shriji of Temple Roopji Mahadeo Ji, Chowkri Gangapol, Jaipur City through the Mahant of Thikana Galta on the allegation that the temple belonged to Thikana Galta and was being managed through its Mahant who engaged the services of the defendant on a monthly salary of Rs. 5/8/- for the purpose of Seva Puja of the temple. It was alleged that the defendant had denied the title of the Thikana Galta to the temple and has asserted his own right by taking rent notes of the temple property in his own name and further had not allowed the plaintiff's men to enter the temple premises to carry out the repairs of the temple and had thus misconducted himself in the discharge of his duties and hence he was removed from the office by a registered notice sent to him on 17th November, 1954. As after his removal from the office of Pujari the defendant refused to deliver possession of the properties both movable and immovable of the temple of which he was in possession by virtue of his office, the present suit was filed for the above reliefs.