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2026 Supreme(Online)(Ker) 7248
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
P.M.MANOJ, J
CHANDRANARAYANAN.S – Appellant
Versus
THE CHAIRMAN TRUSTEE SREE PUTHUKOTTAPPAN BALIKULAMBA SIVA TEMPLE – Respondent
WP(C) NO. 19124 OF 2019
Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: SHRI.T.K.SANDEEP
For the Respondents: SRI.P.K.MOHANAN(PALAKKAD)
For the Appellants/Petitioners: SHRI.T.K.SANDEEP
For the Respondents: SRI.P.K.MOHANAN(PALAKKAD)
A writ petition can be dismissed as not pressed if the petitioner chooses not to pursue it during consideration.
Headnote:The writ petition was submitted by the petitioner on grounds related to the management decisions of a temple managed by the Malabar Devaswom Board and surrounding issues. The court noted that the matter was not pursued by the petitioner during the hearing and thus, dismissed the petition as not pressed. The effective proceedings referenced articles and statutes governing temple management and relevant health submissions, leading to the dismissal of the writ which the court determined after consideration of jurisprudence on such petitions.
JUDGMENT
Dated this the 03rd day of February, 2026 When the matter was taken up for consideration today, learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the matter is not pressed.
The said submission is recorded. Accordingly, the writ petition stands dismissed as not pressed.
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