A Trust Is Not A Juristic Person And Cannot Be Arrayed As An Accused: Supreme Court Drops Criminal Case Against Trust In IMAP Deposit Scam

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.

Temple’s Deity Cannot Be Left Remediless Merely Because It Lacked Voting Rights: Madras High Court Slams Encroachments On 500+ Acres Temple Land

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.