Cardinal Mar George Alencherry vs State of Kerala

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2023 Supreme(SC) 244

DINESH MAHESHWARI, BELA M. TRIVEDI
Cardinal Mar George Alencherry – Appellant
Versus
State of Kerala – Respondent

Advocates appeared:
For the Petitioner(s): Mr. Chander Uday Singh, Sr. Adv. Mr. Romy Chacko, AOR Mr. Robin V.S., Adv. Mr. Sudesh Kumar, Adv. Mr. Siddharth Luthra, Sr. Adv. Mr. Gyanant Singh, Adv. Mr. Pratap Shanker, Adv. Mr. Asif Ahmed, Adv. Mr. Kunal Sinha, Adv. Mr. Sarthak Shanker, Adv. Mr. Swetank Shantanu, AOR
For the Respondent(s): Mr. Jaideep Gupta, Sr. Adv. Mr. Nishe Rajen Shonker, AOR Mr. Alim Anvar, Adv. Mrs. Anu K Joy, Adv. Mr. Jayanth Muth Raj, Sr. Adv. Mr. Abdulla Naseeh V.T., Adv. Ms. Meena K. Poulose, Adv. Mr. P. S. Sudheer, AOR Ms. Miranda Solaman, Adv. Mr. P. S. Sudheer, AOR Mr. Rishi Maheshwari, Adv. Ms. Anne Mathew, Adv. Mr. Bharat Sood, Adv. Ms. Shruti Jose, Adv. Mr. Ashok Basoya, Adv. Mr. Kuriakose Varghese, Adv. Mr. V. Shyamohan, AOR Ms. Aishwarya Hariharan, Adv. Mr. Akshat Gogna, Adv.
For the Impleader(s) : Mr. V Giri, Sr. Adv. Mr. Raghenth Basant, Adv. Ms. Rashmi Nandakumar, AOR Ms. Roopali Lakhotia, Adv. Mr. Shreerang Verma, Adv. Mr. Ajay Krishna, Adv.
For the Impleader(s) : Mr. P.V. Dinesh, Adv. Mr. Jaimon Andrews, Adv. Mr. Rahul Raj Mishra, Adv. Mr. Bineesh K., Adv. Mr. Naresh Kumar, AOR

JUDGMENT :

BELA M. TRIVEDI, J.

1. Leave granted in SLP (Crl.) Nos. 2849-2854 of 2022.

2. All these matters are arising out of the impugned common judgment and order dated 12.08.2021 passed by the High Court of Kerala at Ernakulam in Crl. MC No. 8936 of 2019, Crl. MC No. 205 of 2020, Crl. MC No. 1414 of 2020, Crl. MC No. 1409 of 2020, Crl. MC No. 2138 of 2020, Crl. MC No. 2136 of 2020 and Crl. MC No. 9115 of 2019.

3. In the batch of six appeals arising out of SLP (Crl.) Nos. 2849-2854/2022, filed by the appellant Cardinal Mar George Alencherry (original accused) the impugned common order dated 12.08.2021 in its entirety has been assailed, however, in the SLP (Crl.) No. 1487-1493/2022 filed by Eparchy of Bathery (not a party before the High Court), and in the SLP Diary No. 7364/2022 filed by the Catholic Diocese of Thamarassery (not a party before the High Court), this Court vide the order dated 14.02.2022 had granted permission to file the SLPs to the said petitioners to a limited extent in respect of the petitioners’ grievances pertaining to paragraphs 17 to 39 of the impugned orde

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2023 Supreme(SC) 244

DINESH MAHESHWARI, BELA M. TRIVEDICardinal Mar George Alencherry – AppellantVersusState of Kerala – Respondent

DINESH MAHESHWARI, BELA M. TRIVEDI
Cardinal Mar George Alencherry – Appellant
Versus
State of Kerala – Respondent