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2026 Supreme(Online)(Ker) 20276

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
MR. RAJA VIJAYARAGHAVAN V, MR. K. V. JAYAKUMAR, JJ
K.B.Sumodh – Appellant
Versus
State of Kerala – Respondent


Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Smt.I.Sheeladevi, Shri.Balamurali Krishna M
For the Respondents: K.P.Sudheer, SC, Cochin Devaswom Board, Shri.P.B.Krishnan (SR.), Shri.Terry V.James, Shri.Santhosh P.Poduval, SC, Thrissur Corporation, Shri.Jaleen Johnson, Smt.Vijila P.V., Sri.P.B.Subramanyan, Sri.Sabu George, Sri.Manu Vyasaan Peter

Table of Content
1. encroachment claims on temple property. (Para 1 , 2 , 4 , 5 , 7)
2. validity of revenue records and possession disputes. (Para 29 , 30 , 31)
3. summary eviction procedures not applicable. (Para 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38)
4. writ petitions dismissed. (Para 53)

J U D G M E N T

[WP(C) Nos.23246/2020 & 21102/2020]

W.P.(C) No.21102 of 2020 and W.P.(C) No.23246 of 2020 are filed by two devotees of the Vadakkumnathan Temple, Thrissur. Essentially, the prayer in these Writ Petitions is for issuance of directions to the official respondents to retrieve the properties having an extent of 45 cents in Sy. No. 463, 49 cents in Sy. No. 464 and 0.0518 cents in Sy. No. 2974 of Thrissur Village. According to the petitioner, the above properties have been encroached upon by the private respondents by creating invalid documents and neither the Devaswom nor the Board is taking measures to protect the said property.

2. For the sake of ease and clarity, parties and exhibits shall be referred to as described in W.P.(C) No. 23246 of 2020 unless otherwise stated. The brief facts of the case are as under:

a) The property having an extent of 45 cents and falling in Sy. No.463 belongs to the Vadakkumn

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