JUDGMENT :

Anil K. Narendran, J.

The petitioners, who are the devotees and nearby residents of Sree Sarkara Devi Temple, Chirayinkeezhu, which is a temple under the management of the 2nd respondent Travancore Devaswom Board, have filed this writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking a writ of mandamus commanding respondents 2 to 5 to ensure a ‘peaceful and calm atmosphere’ in Sree Sarkara Devi Temple, upholding the divinity of 'Sanctum Sanctorum', thereby protecting the 'right to worship' of the petitioners, enshrined under Article 21 of the Constitution of India. The petitioners have also sought for a writ of mandamus commanding the 4th respondent Administrative Officer of Sree Sarkara Devi Temple to consider Ext.P2 representation dated 24.04.2023, within a time frame to be fixed by this Court and to redress the grievance ventilated by the petitioners forthwith; a writ of mandamus commanding the 3rd respondent Devaswom Commissioner to consider Ext.P3 representation dated 15.05.2023, within a time frame to be fixed by this Court and to redress the grievance ventilated by the petitioner forthwith; a writ of mandamus commanding respondents 2 to 4 to take prom