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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA
, J
Seventh Day Adventist Church and Another v. State of Kerala and Others
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| 1. petitioners seek to quash a government order affecting religious practices. (Para 1 , 1 , 2) |
| 2. respondents contest petitioners' standing and justify the government's order. (Para 3 , 4) |
| 3. court examines the legal basis and necessity of state guidelines for communal harmony. (Para 5 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13) |
| 4. court emphasizes that religious rights are not absolute and can be regulated. (Para 14) |
| 5. the writ petition is disposed of with directions to the 2nd respondent. (Para 15) |
1. This writ petition is filed by the petitioners seeking the following reliefs:
(i) to call for the records leading to Exhibit P4 order and quash the same by issuance of a writ of certiorari.
(ii) to issue a declaration the Manual of Guidelines to Prevent and Control Communal Disturbances and to promote Communal Harmony, 2005, is formulated as G.O(P) No.217/2005 / Home dated 25/07/2005 does not have any force of law.
(iii) to issue a declaration that the 2nd respondent cannot curtail or infringe the conducting of worship peacefully by the members of the Seventh Day Adventist Church in the property owned and managed by the 1st petitioner.
(iv) to issue such other writ, order or direction which this
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