Chandabhoy Galla Case

The case was filed in 1917, during the British rule of India, by Sir Thomas Strangman, the Advocate General of Bombay, at the behest of Adamjee Peerbhoy's family against the 51st Dai al-Mutlaq of the Dawoodi Bohra, Taher Saifuddin.

'donation box') kept near the tomb of Chandabhoy in Bombay, who was revered as a miraculous Saint, was challenged on the plea of improper chain of succession from 47th Dai al-Mutlaq, Abdul Qadir Najmuddin's appointment.

[3] Had Abdul Qadir Najmuddin's appointment not upheld by the court in the Burhanpur Dargah Case, validity of the subsequent Duat al-Mutlaqeen could be questioned, and by extension, their trusteeship of all religious properties.

Justice Marten based his judgement on religious texts to hold that all properties (in respect of which the declaration was sought) were devoted to charitable purposes, and that the Mullaji (Taher Saifuddin) was sole trustee thereof, and also that, despite his infallibility, the Mullaji remained accountable to the Court of Law:[4][5] Upon conclusion of the case, Strangman noted:[4] During Taher Saifuddin's testimony, he clarified about existence of knowledge classes of Zahir, Tawil, and Haqiqat: First two of the three are known to many but the third, Haqiqat, contains religious truths known to a very few.

[6] A similar case was brought to the court of Mughal emperor, Jalaluddin Akbar, in 1591, as Sulayman ibn Hasan challenged Dawood Bin Qutubshah's accession.