1. Guruvayur Temple is one of the most important temples in South India, where devotees from all over India, gather every day to offer their prayers. There are two main entrances to the temple, one on the eastern side, the "eastern Nada" and the other on the western side "the western Nada". People join from both sides.

2. On 23-8-1985, the Board of Revenue (Excise), Trivandrum, accorded sanction for the issue of a foreign liquor Hotel (Restaurant) licence (FL 3 licence) to the fourth respondent for his hotel, Navaratna Gardens,

Western Nada, Guruvayur.

3. The writ petitioner, a devotee, a Brahmin, and a resident of Guruvayur township has filed this writ petition challenging the grant and has moved for an interim injunction restraining the fourth respondent from conducting a 'bar' in this hotel.

4. This court issued a commission to ascertain certain facts An advocate sufficiently senior in the profession, whose community has close connections with religious ceremonies in temples, was appointed for the purpose-Sri P. R. Nambiar advocate-commissioner, reported thus:

"The distance between the Kali Temple and the Bar of the 4th respondent is 253 meters as measured on ground and o