The Supreme Court of India has held that Civil Courts have the inherent jurisdiction to determine disputes concerning the spiritual hereditary office of a Sajjadanashin. A Bench comprising Justice M.M. Sundresh and Justice Vipul M. Pancholi set aside a Karnataka High Court judgment that had characterized such disputes as falling within the exclusive domain of
Civil Courts Can Adjudicate Sajjadanashin Succession; Office Distinct from Mutawalli: Supreme Court
