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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
RAJA VIJAYARAGHAVAN V, K. V. JAYAKUMAR, JJ
P. K. Satheesan – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF KERALA – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. hereditary trustee's management of temple affairs. (Para 2 , 3 , 4) |
| 2. legality of board's appointment of new trustees. (Para 6 , 15 , 16 , 19 , 20) |
| 3. need for proper legal remedy and appeal processes. (Para 10 , 12 , 14 , 18) |
| 4. authority of hereditary trustee vs executive officer. (Para 30 , 34 , 36 , 38) |
| 5. court's evaluation of management and accountability. (Para 42 , 45 , 56) |
| 6. conditions for appointment of non-hereditary trustees. (Para 51 , 52) |
| 7. dismissing the writ petition based on findings. (Para 57 , 58) |
JUDGMENT
K. V. Jayakumar, J.
This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India.
2. The petitioner, Sri. P.K. Satheesan, is the hereditary trustee of Malamakkavu Ayyappa Kshethram, a private temple under the Padinjarapattu Tharavadu, Palakkad. The petitioner states that the said temple is not notified under the Madras Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment Act, 1951 (for the sake of brevity, ‘the Act’).
3. The petitioner states that Malamakkavu Ayyappa Kshethram is a very ancient temple and local people worship in the said temple with permission of the members Padinjarapattu Tharavadu. The temple administration is being conducted b
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