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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
JUSTICE, J
THE PATRIARCH OF ANTIOCH AND ALL THE EAST – Appellant
Versus
ABRAHAM JOSEPH – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. filing of petitions against common orders. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5) |
| 2. contestation of jurisdiction and authority over disciplinary actions. (Para 6 , 7 , 8) |
| 3. legal principles governing locus standi in ecclesiastical suits. (Para 9 , 10 , 11) |
| 4. discussion on spiritual versus temporal authority within the church. (Para 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16) |
| 5. judicial interpretation of constitutional authority in church matters. (Para 17 , 18 , 19 , 20) |
| 6. outcome of dispute resolution in church governance. (Para 21 , 22 , 23) |
| 7. summary of supreme court's decisions on ecclesiastical authority. (Para 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35) |
| 8. overall judgment upon the petitions filed. (Para 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43) |
COMMON JUDGMENT
(Dated: 11th July, 2025)
[OP(C) Nos.819/2025, 825/2025, 826/2025]
O.P.(C) No.819 of 2025 is filed by the petitioner /1st defendant for challenging the common order dated 4.3.2025 passed in I.A.No.2 of 2024 in C.M.A. No.54 of 2024 by the Additional District Judge-V, Kottayam, and to allow the I.A., by staying the execution and operation of the order dated 27.08.2024 passed by the Munsiff Court, Kottayam, in I.A. No.2 of 2024, in O.S. N
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