'To Say That Sabarimala Melshanthi Can Only Be A Malayala Brahmin Is Practice Of Untouchability' : Mohan Gopal Argues Before Kerala High Court
Live LawThe Kerala High Court on Saturday, in a special sitting, heard a batch of petitions challenging the Travancore Dewaswom Board notification inviting applications only from Malayala Bhramins for appointment as Melshanthi of Sabarimala-Malikappuram temples. The Counsel placed reliance on the Apex Court decision in N. Adithyan v. The Travancore Devaswom Board, which struck down the condition that only Malayala Brahmins could be appointed as shantikkaran in a temple. Mohan Gopal : If in the National Judicial Academy, I give an He also pointed out that in the proceedings before the High Court in the Adithyan case, the TDB had submitted that there was no tradition of appointing only Malayala Brahmins as temple shanthis. The TDB's counsel also referred to a judgment of the High Court in Krishnan Namboothiri vs Travancore Devaswom Board 2015 KHC 829, where it was held that appointment of melshanthi in Sabarimala cannot be regarded as a regular appointment.
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