Anybody wishing to sell, lease or alienate community property has to tread circumspectly. Nothing should be taken for granted. Even with all procedures adhered to, permissions obtained, a person bent on sabotaging the deal can do so.
The judgment by a two-member bench of the Supreme Court (SC) comprising Justices Arun Mishra and Mohan Shantanagoudar in the Behramji Cowasji Batliwala Agiary Trust is a case in point. The Justices castigated the trustees for leasing/selling the land adjacent to the fire temple located at Tardeo. The duo also criticized the Joint Charity Commissioner (JCC) for granting permission and the Bombay......