History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v3.c44.63.4

v3.c44.63.4

It is in a certain sense trust property; it is devoted to the maintenance of the establishment, but the superior has a large domain over it, and is not accountable for its management nor for the expenditure of the income, provided he does not apply it to any purpose other than what may fairly be regarded as in furtherance of the object of the institution. Acting for the whole institution he may contract debts for purposes connected with his maṭṭam and debts so contracted might be recovered from the maṭṭam property and would devolve as a liability on his successor to the extent of the assets received by him'. Vide also *Giyana Sambandha Pandar Sannadhi v. Kandasami Tambiran* 10 Mad. 375, pp. 384–389; *Vidyapurna Tirtha Swami v. Vidyanidhi Tirtha Swami* 27 Mad. 435 at pp. 438–439, 451, 453–55, *Kailasam Pillai v. Nataraja*, 33 Mad. 265 (F. B.) at pp. 267, 273–277 for further remarks on the origin, growth and objects of maṭhas.²¹⁰⁰