ATISH KUMAR SINGH Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The petitioner, by filing this Public Interest Litigation, has prayed for an enquiry by an agency, other than the agency of the State, in the matter of alleged illegal transfer of property belongs to Shree Ram Janki Tapowan Mandir Trust and all other co-related actions of the Trust.

(2.) The case of the petitioner as it appears from the petition and the submission made, is that Shree Ram Janki Tapowan Mandir Trust is a Hindu Religious Trust and the deity is Sri Ram Jankiji. On 25.1948 a trust deed was executed by forming a trust for the purpose of maintaining the deity Shree Ram Jankiji and to manage the properties of the deity and the said Trust was known as "Shree Ram Janki Tapowan Mandir Trust" (hereinafter referred to as 'the Trust'). Schedule A of the said Trust contains the details and the description of the several properties, which belongs to the said Trust. The aforesaid trust deed was a registered trust deed. On 15.1987, the trust deed was re-constituted by cancelling the earlier deed and a fresh deed was registered. Again the said trust deed was reconstituted vide registered deed dated 20.9.2005 by cancelling the earlier trust deed dated 15.1987.

(3.) An intervention application was filed on behalf of one Mahanth Ram Sharan Das, Pujari of the Tapowan Mandir on the ground to implead him as party respondent since the outcome of the writ petition is going to affect the right of the intervener. The intervener filed several documents and he was allowed to assist the court on all the issues basing on all documents filed by him to his satisfaction.