Ancestral temple
Jyothi
(Querist) 08 May 2025
This query is : Open
Kindly advise the law for ancestral temple when there are multiple heirs to claim ownership. Our temple is 300 years old and family of 4 brothers initially who built a temple with temporary structure. With time some heirs built small concrete structure for temple with help of donors. Nobody claimed the temple ownership as it was ancestral for 15 families. Some of us heirs formed Trust 10 years back and started running it. But one heir is creating issue . The land on which temple stands is shared by him and us . So he is claiming the entire ownership of temple. Does this mean the temple ownership is decided based on whose land it is sitting on present date ? Earlier days all brothers lived together and hence a separate temple land survey number was not created. But now with intention of kabza this person is locking it up as per his wish. Can we treat temple separately as it was built years ago by ancestors and all have equal rights on it ? Can a single person claim authority on temple ? Can our Trust with most of the legal heirs claim rights on temple legally ? If yes , what is the requirement and how to deal with this person creating issue ?
