ORDER :

Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus forbearing the respondents 3 to 6 from functioning as office bearers of the respondents 1 and 2 institutions and consequently appoint a former Judge or Judges of this Hon'ble Court as Administrator (s) for managing the affairs of the respondents 1 and 2 and to conduct the election for the office bearers as well as the executive committee of the CSI Synod for the term of three years commencing from 14.01.2023 in accordance with the constitution of the 1st respondent and its constituent Dioceses within a time to be fixed by this Court.

1. This writ petition is placed for our consideration on account of the divergent views taken by two division benches of our Court regarding the maintainability of a writ petition against the Church of South India.

2. The Division Bench by its order dated 03.04.2014 in W.A(MD) Nos.212 and 335 of 2014 had upheld the order passed by the single Judge allowing the vacate injunction petition filed by the respondents and dismissing the petitions seeking injunction and ordering restitution ante; i.e; the stage prior to the passing of the interim