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2026 Supreme(Online)(Ker) 7423

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
MR. RAJA VIJAYARAGHAVAN V, MR. K. V. JAYAKUMAR, JJ
SANIL NARAYANAN NAMPOOTHIRI – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF KERALA – Respondent


Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: SRI.R.KRISHNA RAJ, SMT.E.S.SONI
For the Respondents: SHRI.G.BIJU, SC, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, SRI.RENJITH.R, SMT.ANJU MOHAN

Table of Content
1. response from travancore devaswom board. (Para 5 , 6 , 7)
2. arguments about lawful versus unlawful entry of priests. (Para 9 , 10 , 11)
3. court's assessment of the rules' implications on worship. (Para 13 , 14 , 15 , 16)
4. legal framework of the kerala hindu places of worship act. (Para 17 , 19 , 20)
5. clarification on the act and its rules regarding entry. (Para 21 , 22 , 23 , 24)
6. implementation complexities of the rules. (Para 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29)

JUDGMENT

“Matru Devo Bhava

Acharya Devo Bhava,

‘These injunctions are given by a teacher to students at the completion of their Vedic education and comes specifically from the Taittirīya Upaniṣad, which is a part of the Taittirīya Āraṇyaka of the Krishna Yajurveda.

This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, by the petitioner, Sri. Sanil Narayanan Nampoothiri, who is a teacher by profession. The petitioner states that he is a devotee of Adoor Sree Parthasarathy Temple, which is under the management of the Travancore Devaswom Board.

3. The petitioner states that non-Hindus are not permitted to enter Hindu temples. The petitioner further asserts that the temple authorities, including the T

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