Anil K. Narendran, J.

The petitioners, who are devotees of Chinakkathoor Bhagavathy Temple in Ottappalam Desom, which is a controlled institution under the 1^st respondent Malabar Devaswom Board, have filed this writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking a writ of mandamus commanding the 3^rd respondent Assistant Commissioner, Palakkad, not to grant approval to Chinakkathoor Pooram Ottappalam Desom Pooraghosha Committee, headed by the 5^th respondent, since the formation of that Committee is made in violation of the principles laid down in the decision of this Court in Chathu Achan v. State of Kerala [ILR 2022 (4) Kerala 199]. The petitioners have also sought for a writ of mandamus, commanding the 3^rd respondent Assistant Commissioner, to pass