The Chhattisgarh High Court has ruled that a Pujari (temple priest) cannot be considered a Bhumiswami (landowner) of temple land and holds no proprietary rights, reiterating that the priest is merely a manager appointed to perform rituals on behalf of the deity. The judgment was delivered by Justice Bibhu Datta Guru in a writ petition
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