Ranga has called the transfers illegal and impermissible under provisions of the Shree Siddhivinayak Temple Trust (Prabhadevi) Act, 1980, which governs the trust’s functioning. Sancheti said the law does not allow transfer of the trust funds to the government. A bench of chief justice Dipankar Datta and justice Revati Mohite-Dere refused to consider the prayer, saying no one appeared on behalf of the temple trust. It added the court can direct transfer of the funds back to the trust if, after final hearing, it finds that the transfers were illegal. Sancheti claimed the chairman of the temple trust has got extension of three years after the transfers under challenge in their plea.

Source: Hindustan Times August 21, 2020 08:03 UTC