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KERALA HIGH COURT
*Anil K. Narendran, P. G. Ajithkumar, JJ.
Suresh Babu P. C v. State of Kerala
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| 1. legal standing of devotees to challenge proceedings. (Para 1 , 5) |
| 2. concerns raised about the district monitoring committee's decision. (Para 4 , 12 , 13) |
| 3. importance of statutory requirements in elephant management. (Para 8 , 9 , 10) |
| 4. judicial scrutiny of administrative decisions. (Para 11 , 16) |
| 5. necessity of reasons in administrative orders. (Para 14 , 15) |
1. The petitioners, who are devotees of Ithithanam Elamkavu Temple, which is a public temple in Kurichi Village in Changanassery Taluk, which is governed by the provisions under Ext.P1 registered trust deed dated 19.01.1960, have filed this writ petition under Art.226 of the Constitution of India, seeking a writ of certiorari to quash Ext.P5 proceedings dated 10.03.2023 of the District Monitoring Committee headed by the 2nd respondent District Collector, Kottayam, insofar as it relates to the conduct of Gajamela in Ithithanam Elamkavu Temple. The petitioners have also sought for a writ of mandamus commanding respondents 2 to 5 to consider and take appropriate decision on Ext.P4 series of representations.
2. On 10.04.2023, when this writ petition came up for admission, the learned Senior Government Pleader to
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