ANIL K. NARENDRAN, P. G. Ajithkumar, JJ
SATHEESH – Appellant
Versus
THE TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. petition for mandamus regarding festival-related encroachments. (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. court's observations on land ownership and encroachments. (Para 4 , 5 , 6) |
| 3. legal stance on property boundary resolutions. (Para 14 , 15) |
| 4. legal obligations regarding protection of religious temple properties. (Para 17 , 18) |
| 5. court seals mandate for maintaining public road standards against encroachment. (Para 56 , 63) |
JUDGMENT
Anil K. Narendran, J.
The petitioner is a resident of Vallethodu near Thuravoor Mahakshethram, a temple under the administrative control of the 1st respondent Travancore Devaswom Board. The petitioner has filed this writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking a writ of mandamus commanding respondents 1 to 3 as well as the 6th respondent-Station House Officer of Kuthiyathodu Police Station to remove the shops put up on the road margin and the land on the side of Chavadi- Thuravoor Junction Road and National Highway-66, which lies on the northern and eastern side of Thuravoor Mahakshethram, in connection with the annual festival which commenced on 27.10.2021. The petitioner has also sought for a writ of mandamus commanding the 6th res
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