'Shameful, Nothing To Do With Christ's Teachings' : Supreme Court On Dispute Between Christian Groups

The Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed disquiet at the dispute between two Christian communities - London Missionary Society and the CSI group of Christians. A Bench of Justices KM Joseph, BV Nagarathna and JB Pardiwala was hearing an SLP against a Madras High Court order passed in December, 2021 which dealt with the question of adverse possession of certain properties between LMS and CSI. About twenty years later, the properties held of LMS held by the LMS Corporation as trustees were transferred to the CSI without any benefits to the LMS members while an original suit regarding the properties was pending before the Court. Then another petition was filed before the High Court with regard to the property; it was ruled against the Palliyadi Church belonging to the LMS community.