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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
RAJA VIJAYARAGHAVAN V, K. V. JAYAKUMAR, JJ
PADMAKUMAR. P – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF KERALA – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. petitioner's claim of discontinued sopanam darshan practice post-covid. (Para 2 , 3) |
| 2. counsel arguments on essential practice vs. feasibility concerns. (Para 4 , 5 , 6) |
| 3. analysis of supreme court order's limited permissions. (Para 7 , 8 , 9) |
| 4. board's statutory duties do not mandate sopanam access. (Para 10 , 11 , 12) |
| 5. regulated entry to sacred temple areas permissible. (Para 13 , 14 , 15) |
| 6. restrictions justified for safety and crowd control. (Para 16 , 17) |
This writ petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, claiming the following reliefs:
“(i) declare that the devotees and other officials as mentioned in Ext. P1 order of the Hon’ble Supreme Court be permitted to enter and have darshan of the principal deity at Sabarimala Sree Dharma Sastha Temple from the Sopanam in front of the Srikovil.
(ii) Issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ order or direction directing or compelling the respondents 2 to 4 to permit devotees with special pooja tickets to offer pooja and have darshan for the principal deity at Sabarimala Sree Dharma Sastha Temple from the Sopanam in front of the Srikovil.”
2. The petitioner, Sri. Padmakumar P., state
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