JUDGMENT :

ANIL K. NARENDRAN, J.

1. W.P. (C) No. 29277 of 2023: The petitioner has filed this writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking a writ of mandamus commanding the 2nd respondent Travancore Devaswom Board to conduct an enquiry under Section 38 of the Travancore-Cochin Hindu Religious Institutions Act, 1950 and proceed under Section 37 to make proper arrangements for effective management of Kombanad Sree Dharma Sastha Temple; to take appropriate action as per the directions contained in the decision of the Apex Court in Mrinalini Padhi vs. Union of India, 2018 SCC Online SC 667 - order dated 05.07.2018 in W.P. (C) No. 649 of 2018 and take back the administration of Kombanad Sree Dharma Sastha Temple from the 4th respondent SNDP Sakha No. 893 and appoint an appropriate authority to administer the affairs of that temple and direct the 3rd respondent District Judge, Ernakulam to consider Ext.P6 petition dated 27.02.2023 in terms of the direction contained in the decision of the Apex Court in Mrinalini Padhi [2018 SCC Online SC 667] and file a report before this Court, after conducting an enquiry.

1.1. Going by the averments in the writ petition, Komabanad