Court : Chennai
Reported in : (1912)23MLJ348
1. The subject matter of this suit is a Mutt in the town of Berhampore and the immoveable properties attached thereto.2. The said mutt was founded in the year 1789 by one Kodra Kusannu Subuddhi, a man of the Kodra caste and of the Chaitanya sect and the idol Brindavana Chandraswami set up therein is worshipped by Uriya people according to the principles of Gowdiya.3. The mutt is at present in the possession of the 1st defendant Srinivasacharyulu, a Tamil Brahmin from Mysore and a follower of the principles of Ramanuja. He has been in possession Since 1873 when he obtained from 2nd defendant Balabhadra Doss, the then Pujari or Adhikari or Archaka of the mutt, a deed of sale conveying all his (Balabhadra's) rights to 1st Defendant.4. The plaintiffs claim to be entitled to eject 1st Defendant and to obtain possession of the mutt and its properties in order that they may appoint a proper Adhikari and Pujari to manage the affairs and conduct the worship of the mutt accprding to Gowdiya prin...
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