THE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY Writ Petition No.2258 of 2010 ORDER: The 1st respondent registered a trust deed, presented before him by respondents 2 to 12. The objects of the Trust, include the maintenance and management of Sri Kanyaka Parameswari Temple at Nellore. The petitioner states that respondents 2 to 12 did not contribute anything for construction of the Temple, and that the deed of trust does not fit into Section 3 of the Indian Trusts Act, 1882. He has narrated the facts related to the administration of the Temple and made reference to an order passed by this Court in W.P.M.P.No.967 of 2010 in W.P.No.770 of 2010. Reliance is placed upon a judgment of this Court in C.Pandit Rao v. Vishwakarma Association (Sangham)[1]. Heard Sri C.Krishna Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner, and learned Government Pleader for Revenue. The petitioner contends that respondents 2 to 12 do not have any right, claim or interest, vis-à-vis the Temple, and in that view of the matter, the trust deed presented by them ought not to have been registered by the 1st respondent. The question as to whether respondents 2 to 12 have any right, vis-à-vis the Temple, cannot be decided by this Court, or for that matter, by the 1st respondent. It is only a civil Court that is competent to decide the question of that nature. It is, no doubt, true that in C.Pandit Rao’s case (supra), this Court held that a trust cannot be constituted by persons, in relation to a property, which was not acquired by them. That, however, arose out of a suit and consequential appeal. The 1st respondent could not at all have verified the ownership of the property or the nature of Trust. Therefore, the registration effected by him cannot be found fault with. If the petitioner is so advised, he has to approach the civil Court for adjudication of the claims made by him. Therefore, the Writ Petition is dismissed, leaving it open to the petitioner to file a suit assailing the legality and propriety of the trust. There shall be no order as costs. _____________________ L. NARASIMHA REDDY, J. Dt.05.02.2010. GJ [1] 2009(6) ALT 197