The Kerala High Court on Monday granted the Ernakulam and Palakkad District Collectors a week’s time to comply with its directive to take possession of six churches under the control of the Jacobite faction. Arun granted the Collectors time when the contempt of court petitions filed by the priests of the Orthodox faction came up for hearing. The court said …
Considering the number of pending cases seeking protection involving churches belonging to the Malankara Syrian Orthodox Church, the Kerala High Court has sought the response of the State in the matter. The Court also found that the premise of matters arising from the Malankara Syrian Orthodox Church row was well settled in the landmark decision of the Apex Court in …
The Kerala government on Monday took over two churches, including the ancient Cathedral at Mulanthuruthy, after police removed protesting followers of the Jacobite faction as part of implementation of a 2017 Supreme Court order granting possession of over 1,100 churches to the rival Orthodox group. Police entered the Cathedral atMulanthuruthy, armed with a recent Kerala High Court order directing the …
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