Malayala Brahmin Appointment As Sabarimala Melshanthi Part Of Tradition, Court Should Not Interfere : Intervenors Tell Kerala HC
2 years, 3 months ago

Malayala Brahmin Appointment As Sabarimala Melshanthi Part Of Tradition, Court Should Not Interfere : Intervenors Tell Kerala HC

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The Kerala High Court in its Special sitting on Saturday continued its hearing on the batch of petitions challenging the Travancore Dewaswom Board notification inviting applications only from Malayala Bhramins for appointment as Melshanthi of Sabarimala-Malikappuram temples.The matter is pending before the Division Bench comprising Justice Anil K. Narendran and Justice P.G. The Kerala High Court in its Special sitting on Saturday continued its hearing on the batch of petitions challenging the Travancore Dewaswom Board notification inviting applications only from Malayala Bhramins for appointment as Melshanthi of Sabarimala-Malikappuram temples. "So when the State has not chosen to throw open, and law is uncodified, according to me, a Constitutional court would find it difficult to interfere and difficult in this matter", the Counsel argued. Report of the previous hearing - 'To Say That Sabarimala Melshanthi Can Only Be A Malayala Brahmin Is Practice Of Untouchability' : Mohan Gopal Argues Before Kerala High Court Case Title: Vishnunarayanan v. The Secretary and Connected Cases

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The Hindu  

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Live Law  

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2 years, 3 months ago

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Live Law  

The 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 …

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News 18  

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Live Law  

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3 years, 7 months ago

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Live Law  

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday refused to stay the notification issued by the Travancore Devaswom Board calling for applications to the post of Melshanti at the Sabarimala Temple only from Malayala Brahmins. The notification issued by the Travancore Devaswom Board inviting applications for the posts of Sabarimala and Malikappuram Melsanthis stipulated that the applicants must be from the Malayala …

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Live Law  

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Live Law  

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Live Law  

A lecture scheduled by the Madras Bar Association on Article 370 of the Constitution of India had to be cancelled due to the objection taken by the legal wing of the Bharatiya Janatha Party, reports the Times of India.Senior Advocate K M Vijayan of Madras High Court was supposed to deliver a lecture on the topic during the lunch break …

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The Independent  

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6 years, 4 months ago

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Live Law  

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Sabarimala : Kerala HC Dismisses Petition Against Implementing SC Judgment On Women Entry
6 years, 4 months ago

Sabarimala : Kerala HC Dismisses Petition Against Implementing SC Judgment On Women Entry

Live Law  

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7 years, 6 months ago

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Deccan Chronicle  

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Live Law  

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Petition in Kerala HC against the appointment of Sr. Advocate MK Damodaran as Legal Advisor of CM [Read Petition]
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Petition filed in Delhi HC against Supreme Court Collegium and its Recommendations
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Live Law  

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Live Law  

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