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Kerala High Court Issues Contempt Notice To Devaswom Officer Over Violation Of Guidelines Regulating Elephant Parading At Temple Festivals
4 weeks, 2 days ago

Kerala High Court Issues Contempt Notice To Devaswom Officer Over Violation Of Guidelines Regulating Elephant Parading At Temple Festivals

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court has issued notice to an officer of the Cochin Devaswom Board under the Contempt of Courts Act, for allegedly breaching its guidelines regulating the parading of Elephants during Temple festivals. Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice Gopinath P. observed that admittedly, violations occurred on December 02 while parading Elephants at the Thripunithura Sree Poornathrayeesa Temple festival from November …

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Travancore Devaswom Board tells temple priests to improve performance
1 month ago

Travancore Devaswom Board tells temple priests to improve performance

New Indian Express  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In an effort to upgrade the efficiency of temple priests, the Travancore Devaswom Board has issued a circular of caution to priests attached to it, urging them to improve their ‘work performance’ in line with the customs and standards of conduct stipulated by the temple where they work. It comes in the wake of a report from the devaswom …

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Temple authorities cannot do as they please in name of religion: Kerala HC
1 month ago

Temple authorities cannot do as they please in name of religion: Kerala HC

New Indian Express  

KOCHI: Coming down heavily on the devaswom officer of Sree Poornathrayeesa Temple, Tripunithura, for violating court directives on the elephant parade, the Kerala High Court on Wednesday orally observed that the temple authorities can’t do anything they like in the name of religion. “Only one breach is enough to cancel the festival permission granted but we are not doing it …

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HC raps CDB official for flouting elephant parade norms on fourth day of temple festival
1 month ago

HC raps CDB official for flouting elephant parade norms on fourth day of temple festival

The Hindu  

A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court on Wednesday came down heavily on the Cochin Devaswom Board officer for violating court directive, including a distance norm to be observed between the jumbos during the elephant parade, on the fourth day of the festival at the Thripunithura Poornathrayeesa Temple. The Bench also directed Raghu Raman, Devaswom officer, to file an …

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Kerala High Court Annual Digest 2023: Part I [Citations 1-255]
1 year ago

Kerala High Court Annual Digest 2023: Part I [Citations 1-255]

Live Law  

v. Eldho P. Mathew & Ors. Time To Stop Entertaining Writ Petitions Relating To Wakf Act, Parties Must First Approach Statutory Authorities: Kerala High Court Case Title: Hameedali K.P. Accused Under SC/ST Act Cannot Directly Approach High Court For Bail Or Anticipatory Bail: Kerala High Court Case Title: Siji V State of Kerala Citation: 2023 LiveLaw 77 The Kerala High …

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Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: January 16 To January 22, 2023
1 year, 11 months ago

Kerala High Court Weekly Round-Up: January 16 To January 22, 2023

Live Law  

Nominal Index Union Bank of India v. The Deputy Chief Engineer and Ors. Complainant U/S 138 NI Act Must Specifically Assert That Power Of Attorney Holder Has Knowledge Of Impugned Transaction: Kerala High Court Case Title: Razak Mether v. State of Kerala and Anr. Electricity Dept Has No Business To Check Property Ownership Of Consumer: Kerala High Court Case Title: …

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Sympathizing With A Political Party Not A Disqualification For Appointment As Non-Hereditary Trustee In A Temple: Kerala High Court
2 years, 5 months ago

Sympathizing With A Political Party Not A Disqualification For Appointment As Non-Hereditary Trustee In A Temple: Kerala High Court

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court observed that mere sympathizing with a political party cannot be a disqualification for appointment as non-hereditary of a temple. Ajithkumar observed while it dismissed a petition filed by a hereditary trustee of the Sree Emoor Bhagavathy Temple challenging the notification issued by the Commissioner of Malabar Devaswom Board that invited applications to the post of non-hereditary …

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Explained: The controversy surrounding the auction of the famous Thar owned by Kerala's Guruvayur temple
2 years, 7 months ago

Explained: The controversy surrounding the auction of the famous Thar owned by Kerala's Guruvayur temple

Firstpost  

The vehicle, which was offered to the temple by the Mahindra Group, landed in controversy in an earlier auction in December last year over the winning bidder’s religion. A separate petitioner later challenged the legality of the auction The Sree Krishna Temple in Kerala’s Guruvayur on Monday re-auctioned a brand-new Thar SUV for Rs 43 lakh. In the earlier auction …

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Substandard Pooja Items Sold In Temple Premises: Kerala High Court Says Temple Advisory Committee Bound To Keep Constant Vigil
2 years, 8 months ago

Substandard Pooja Items Sold In Temple Premises: Kerala High Court Says Temple Advisory Committee Bound To Keep Constant Vigil

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court on Friday held that the Temple Advisory Committee constituted under Section 31A of the Travancore-Cochin Hindu Religious Institutions Act is bound to keep constant vigil over the sale of vazhipadu in the stalls on the temple premises, to ensure that the Kuthaka holder is not selling any substandard pooja items to devotees.A Division Bench. The Kerala …

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Sabarimala: Kerala HC Directs Devaswom Commissioner To Act Against Employees Who Skipped Special Duty During Pilgrimage Season
3 years ago

Sabarimala: Kerala HC Directs Devaswom Commissioner To Act Against Employees Who Skipped Special Duty During Pilgrimage Season

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday ordered the Devaswom Commissioner to institute disciplinary action against employees of the Travancore Devaswom Board who failed to report for special duty at Sabarimala, Pampa and Nilakkal.While issuing the directive, a Division Bench of Justice Anil K. Narendran and Justice P.G Ajithkumar recorded that it is the surplus income from the Sabarimala Temple. The …

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Travancore Devaswom Board appoints Arabic teachers in schools under it
4 years, 5 months ago

Travancore Devaswom Board appoints Arabic teachers in schools under it

Op India  

In yet another attempt to push its anti-Hindu agenda, the CPI-M led Kerala government has now decided to utilise funds of Hindu owned schools under the Travancore Devaswom Board to employ Arabic teachers. According to Organiser, Travancore Devaswom Board, whose responsibility is to administer temples in Kerala, has now decided to appoint Arabic teachers in schools which come under its …

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Owner records for 32 elephants only
5 years, 10 months ago

Owner records for 32 elephants only

Deccan Chronicle  

Thrissur: A report submitted by the chief conservator of the forest and chief wildlife warden to the Union environment ministry reveals that out of 521 elephants enumerated during the one-day census of captive elephants in Kerala in November, only 32 had valid ownership certificates. The report accessed under the Right to Information Act from the biodiversity conservator by Thrissur-based Heritage …

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Devaswom Commissioner of Travancore/Cochin Devaswom Board Will Always Be A Hindu, Declares Kerala HC [Read Judgment]
6 years, 1 month ago

Devaswom Commissioner of Travancore/Cochin Devaswom Board Will Always Be A Hindu, Declares Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

‘We feel fully justified in declaring that the post of Devaswom Commissioner, under the TCHRI Act, is a part of the Devaswom Department under it and axiomatically that, under the rigor of Section 29, such an officer will always have to be a person professing the Hindu religion. It is so declared.’ The Kerala High Court has declared that Devaswom …

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