The Supreme Court held that a trust is not a juristic person capable of suing or being sued, and therefore cannot be arrayed as an accused in a criminal case. It directed that proceedings in the IMAP deposit scam not continue against an educational trust, while leaving the prosecution of its trustee and the other accused untouched.
The Madras High Court held that a deity, recognised as a juristic person in law, cannot be left without legal remedy despite lacking voting rights. The court ordered recovery of encroached lands of Balasubramanya Swamy Temple.
