Subramaniam Jegatheeswaran and wife Jegatheeswari vs Vaithilingam Rameswara Iyer and wife Krishnavimarosa – SC APPEAL NO. 8/2013-2017

In the case between Subramaniam Jegatheeswaran and wife Jegatheeswari (Plaintiffs) and Vaithilingam Rameswara Iyer, his wife Krishnavimarosa, and Vaithilanga Kurukkal Sundareswara Kurukkal (Defendants), the Supreme Court addressed the issue of entitlement to Trust property and rights to perform Poojas at the Manthikai Amman Kovil. The dispute centered on whether the Plaintiffs, claiming as trustees under a Deed, were required under Section 112 of the Trusts Ordinance to obtain a vesting order before asserting their rights. The Plaintiffs’ action was premised on conflicting deeds and prior lower court decisions affirming their title. It was held that the absence of a vesting order precluded the Plaintiffs from maintaining their claim, and the action was dismissed. This decision reaffirmed t