Shree Sanatan Dharm Sabha of NSW Inc v Satya Mani

The Court considered an application by Shree Sanatan Dharm Sabha of NSW Inc for an interlocutory injunction to prevent the defendants from holding a meeting, which the applicant contended was invalid. The case involved a dispute within a religious organisation over the legitimacy of a committee that had convened the meeting. The parties appeared before the Supreme Court of New South Wales.

The court's task was to determine whether there was a seriously arguable case that the meeting was invalid and whether the applicant could demonstrate that the balance of convenience favoured the grant of an injunction. The applicant argued that the meeting was not valid due to procedural irregularities in the formation of the committee, and that allowing the meeting to proceed would cause confusion and harm to the organisation. The defendants had not challenged the committee's status at an earlier opportunity, which the court considered in its assessment of the balance of convenience.

After weighing the arguments, the Court found that the applicant had established a seriously arguable case regarding the invalidity of the meeting and the potential for confusion and harm. The Court also concluded that the balance of convenience favoured the applicant. Consequently, the Court granted the injunction, restraining the defendants from holding the meeting.

The final orders included an injunction prohibiting the defendants from proceeding with the meeting, with conditions to ensure the rights of the parties were protected, and directions for further steps in the proceeding.