AHMEDABAD: The erstwhile royal family of Danta has lost its claim to the Ambaji Mata temple, its properties and Gabbar hill, and has been fined Rs 50,000 by a civil court for unnecessary litigation for over half-a-century to pursue its claim.
Principal senior civil judge B K Avashia discarded the claim laid by the former ruler of Danta state, Maharana Prithvirajsinh, over the famous temple on situated on Arasur Hill in Banaskantha district and the nearby Gabbar hill. The suit was filed in 1970 and after the death of the former ruler, his heir Mahipendrasinhji Parmar pursued the litigation claiming the temple and properties back from the state government and the Shree Aarasuri Ambaji Mata Devsthan Trust, which manages the temple.
