ORDER :

Anil K. Narendran, J.

The issue involved in these writ petitions relates to the conduct of the Pooram Festival of 2023 in Sree Thirumandhamkunnu Bhagavathy Temple, Angadippuram, which is a controlled institution under the Malabar Devaswom Board.

2. W.P.(C)No.10154 of 2023:- The petitioner, namely, Hindu Seva Kendram, has filed this writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking a writ of certiorari to quash the decision taken by the 2nd respondent Malabar Devaswom Board constituting an organising committee consisting of non-Hindus, as seen in Ext.P1, for the conduct of Pooram Festival of 2023 in Sree Thirumandhamkunnu Bhagavathy Temple. The petitioner has also sought for a writ of mandamus commanding respondents 1 to 5 not to conduct a public meeting on 01.04.2023, with the participation of political personalities, as part of Pooram Festival of 2023 in Sree Thirumandhamkunnu Bhagavathy Temple; and a writ of mandamus commanding respondents 1 to 5 to strictly follow the provisions of the Kerala Hindu Places of Public Worship (Authorisation of Entry) Act, 1965 and the Rules made thereunder and restrain the entry of non-Hindus into Sree Thirumandhamkunnu Bha