Shri Mallikarjun Devasthan, established as a Public Trust in 1952 under the Maharashtra Public Trusts Act, 1950, for the maintenance of Shri Mallikarjun Temple, experienced hereditary management succession through the ... eldest male member, with Jagdishchandra Mallikarjun Patil eventually becoming Vahiwatdar after the demise or disinterest of his elder siblings; however, a protracted delay of over 17 years in submitting a Change Report formalizing his position incited legal disputes regarding its legitimacy.