This petition was closed without adjudicating any specific issue due to its public interest nature. The court preserved the petitioner's right to approach the proper forum.
Petition closed without adjudicating any issue on merits; right to approach proper forum preserved.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V.G.ARUN
THURSDAY, THE 3RD DAY OF MARCH 2022 / 12TH PHALGUNA, 1943
WP(C) NO. 6940 OF 2022
PETITIONER/S:
THAMIL VISWAKARMA SAMOOHAM
STATE COMMITTEE, PECHIANKALAMMANCOIL COMPLEX,
PAZHAVANGADI, MULLAKKAL, ALAPPUZHA- 688011
REPRESENTED BY ITS GENERAL SECRETARY,
C.KRISHNAN ACHARY.
BY ADV LATHEESH SEBASTIAN
RESPONDENT/S:
1 STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-6950012 STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, DEVASWOM DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM- 6950013 KERALA DEVASWOM BOARD BUILDING BOARD, DEVASWOM BOARD BUILDING, M.G ROAD, OPP.GOVT. AYURVEDA COLLEGE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM- 695 001 REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARYOTHER PRESENT:
SR.GP.PREMCHAND R. NAIR; SC FOR R3 NANDAGOPAL NAMBIAR
THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON
03.03.2022, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
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JUDGMENT
Dated this the 3rd day of March, 2022
The issue canvassed herein being within the realm of public interest, the writ petition is closed, without prejudice to the petitioner’s right to approach the proper forum.
Sd/V.G ARUN JUDGE
SJ
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APPENDIX OF WP(C) 6940/2022
PETITIONER EXHIBITS
Exhibit P1
Exhibit P2
Exhibit P3
TRUE COPY OF THE NOTIFICATION OF THE 3RD
RESPONDENT DATED 12.1.2022
TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION OF THE
PETITIONER SUBMITTED BEFORE THE HON’BLE
MINISTER FOR DEVASWOM DATED NIL
TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION OF THE
PETITIONER SUBMITTED BEFORE THE HON’BLE CHIEF
MINISTER OF KERALA DATED NIL
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the community needs protection regarding temple management issues under public interest writ jurisdiction.
ThAMIL VISWAKARMA SAMOOHAM STATE COMMITTEE, PECHIANKALAMMANCOIL COMPLEX, PAZHAVANGADI, MULLAKKAL, ALAPPUZHA- 688011
STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001
STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, DEVASWOM DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM- 695001
KERALA DEVASWOM BOARD BUILDING BOARD, DEVASWOM BOARD BUILDING, M.G ROAD, OPP.GOVT. AYURVEDA COLLEGE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM- 695 001 REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY
V.G. Arun
As recorded by the court registry
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