'Will Lord Be Pleased By This?' : Supreme Court To Jain Sects Litigating Over Mahaveer Ji Ja…

This case involves a dispute between the Swetambar and Digambar sects of the Jain community regarding the management and administration of the Mahaveerji Jain Temple in Sawai Madhopur. The core issue is whether the trial court correctly abated the proceedings under the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991, when the original suit was filed under the Rajasthan Public Trust Act, 1959.

Petitioners/Appellants: Legal representatives of Narain Lal (Swetambar sect) and Shri Jain Swetambar (Moortipujak) Mahaveerji Tirth Raksha Samiti. Respondents: Prabandhkarini Committee, Digambar Jain Atishaya Kshetra, Shree Mahaveerji. Bench: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Bipin Gupta (High Court of Judicature for Rajasthan, Bench at Jaipur).

• The Court is reviewing the order dated 27.10.1994 by the Additional District and Sessions Judge, which abated the suit proceedings under Section 4 of the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991.
• The appellants argue that the abatement was illegal because the suit was filed under Section 40 of the Rajasthan Public Trust Act, 1959, and did not seek conversion of the religious character of the place of worship.
• The appellants pray for the impugned order to be quashed and the matter remanded to the trial court to decide the issues on merits as directed by the Supreme Court in its order dated 10.09.1985.
• The document provided is a judgment/order from the High Court of Rajasthan, not the Supreme Court, despite the title referencing the Supreme Court's prior involvement.

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