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ANIL K. NARENDRAN, MURALEE KRISHNA S.
Rajeevan P. M. S/o Late Bhaskaran Madayan – Appellant
Versus
P. Nandakumar – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Muralee Krishna, J.
The petitioner filed this Contempt of Court Case under Section 12 of the Contempt of Court Act 1971, alleging willful violation of the directions issued by this Court in Annexure-II judgment dated 05.01.2018 in W.P.(C) No.26300 and 30457 of 2009. The petitioner claims that he is a beneficiary of that judgment and the respondents herein who are respondents 1 and 4 in W.P.(C)No.26300 of 2009 did not comply with the directions issued by this Court in Annexure-II judgement.
2. W.P.(C)Nos.26300 and 30457 of 2009 were filed raising a grievance in respect of the alleged rights to appropriate the amount deposited by the devotees at the ‘Sopanam’ of the Parassinikadavu Muthappan Temple, without being appropriated towards the temple fund, so as to have it distributed among the members of the three different families such as Kovval, Kannoth and Vadakkal, who are managing the affairs of the temple. In the writ petitions, a declaration was sought for, to the effect that the amount placed at the ‘Sopanam’ is ‘Dakshina’ to the Chief Priest and that the same cannot be termed as ‘Kanikka’ to the Deity. Ext.P6 order produced in those writ petitions issued by the Com
Civil contempt requires clear evidence of willful disobedience of a court order, which was not established in this case.
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The Commissioner lacked authority to appoint an Executive Officer for temple administration, violating established law and trustee rights under the HR & CE Act.
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