Methodist Trust Association vs. Minister of Hindu Resources and Others – sllr 2006 volume 3 page 085

The case between Methodist Trust Association and the Minister of Hindu Resources and Others concerned whether premises vested under the Assisted Schools and Training Colleges (Supplementary Provisions) Act should be divested on the basis that they ceased being used for school purposes. It was determined that the statutory language of Section 10(1)(a) contemplates whether the property is required for “a school” rather than strictly for “the school” originally housed on the premises, with emphasis on the use of the indefinite article. This interpretation established that continuing school use, even by a different institution, precludes divestment under the Act. The decision relied on the Act’s text and legislative intent, clarifying that properties vesting for general educational purposes pr