JUDGMENT

1. This Writ Petition is filed challenging Exts.P5 and P6 Purchase Certificates dated 20.08.1985 with respect to 20.807 Cents of land in Survey No.304/16-1 and 26.193 Cents of land in Survey No.304/16-1 of Elanji Village in Muvattupuzha Taluk.

2. The Petitioner No.1 is a Hindu Idol by name ‘Pazhumthuruth Mahadevan’, represented by a Devotee. Petitioner Nos.2 and 3 are Devotees of the temple and Petitioner No.4 is an Association formed for the purpose of protecting the affairs of the temple. The allegation in the Writ Petition is that the jenmam rights of the properties covered by Exts.P5 and P6 Purchase Certificates stand in the name of the Petitioner No.1 and without impleading the correct landlord, Exts.P5 and P6 Purchase Certificates were obtained.

3. I heard the learned Senior Counsel for the Petitioners, Sri.T.Krishnanunni, instructed by Adv. Sri. R. Pradeep and the learned Senior Counsel for the contesting Respondent Nos.5 and 6, Sri. S. Sreekumar, instructed by Adv. Sri. P. Martin Jose.

4. The averments in the Writ Petition are to the effect that the property having an extent of 1 Acre 5 Cents in Survey No. 264/7 and 91 Cents in Survey No. 265/3 of Elanji Village belo