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2026 Supreme(Ker) 272

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
S.MANU
Indian Pentecostal Church Of God (IPC), Represented By Its General Secretary, Presently Pr. Dr. Baby Varghese – Appellant
Versus
Binu V. George, S/o. Late V. George – Respondent


Advocates Appeared:
For the Appellant : Sri. Jacob P. Alex, Sri. Joseph P. Alex, Sri. Manu Sankar P., Sri. Amal Amir Ali.
For the Respondent: Shri. Bharath Murali, Shri. George Varghese (Perumpallikuttiyil), Sri. B. Ashok Shenoy, Shri. Manu Nair G., Sri. Manu Srinath, Shri. Lijo John Thampy, Smt. Nivedita Muchilote, Shri. Riyas M.B., Shri. Jinsu M. Jais, Sri. P.S. Gireesh, Shri. Umasanker U.U., Shri. Aditya A. Shenoy.

Table of Content
1. parties and background details (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4)
2. appellants' arguments on maintainability (Para 5 , 9 , 14 , 15 , 17)
3. analysis of jurisdiction and applicability (Para 6 , 8 , 19 , 20)
4. jurisdiction limitations under the constitution (Para 30 , 31 , 40)
5. final decision on maintainability (Para 41)

JUDGMENT :

S.MANU, J.

Order dated 28.7.2025 passed by the learned District Judge, Pathanamthitta in I.A.No.4/2025 in O.P. (Society)No.30/2025 is under challenge in this appeal. Appellants are the respondents 1 and 2 in the I.A. Respondents 1 to 4 herein are the petitioners in the I.A. The remaining respondents are the respondents 3 to 5 in the I.A. respectively.

2. The I.A. was filed seeking temporary prohibitory injunction restraining the 2nd appellant from implementing and establishing the operation of IPC Malabar State, Kerala and also from forming further States by dividing the existing Kerala State Council. By the impugned order, the learned District Judge restrained the 2nd appellant herein from forming any ‘sub state within the Kerala State Council of Indian Pentecostal Church of God and also from proceeding with the functions of the IPC Malabar State Council

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