JUDGMENT

Anil K. Narendran, J.

The petitioners, who are devotees of Lord Vadakkumnathan of Sree Vadakkumnathan Temple, Thrissur, which is under the management of the 3^rd respondent Cochin Devaswom Board, have filed this writ petition, invoking the writ jurisdiction of this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India , seeking a writ of mandamus commanding the 3^rd respondent Board to take immediate steps to account the income and expenditure of ‘Aanayoottu’ conducted in the year 2024 in Vadakkumnathan Temple, including the income generated from putting up advertisement boards, and submit the same before this Court, within a time frame to be fixed by this Court; a writ of mandamus commanding the 1^st respondent State to repatriate the 4^th respondent, who is holding the post of Devaswom Commissioner, Cochin Devaswom Board, to his parent department; a writ of mandamus commanding the 3^rd respondent Board to act upon Ext.P1 complaint dated 04.07.2025 made by the 1^st petitioner and E