Supreme Court of India
M.P. Gopalakrishnan Nair and Anr. v. State of Kerala and Ors.
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What the Court ordered
We are of the opinion that the High Court in its impugned judgment has rightly held the same to be not applicable to the fact of the present case.
Judgment, page 21
From the headnote
Religious Endowments : Guruvayoor Devasawom Act, 1978-Section 4-Management and administration of Hindu temple-Management Committee of Guruvayoor Devasawom-Nomination of members, by Hindu Ministers in Council of Ministers of left Democratic Front-Plea that nomination by Hindu Ministers illegal, unconstitutional and violative of Articles 25 and 26 as requirement of being 'Hindu' not satisfied-Held: Debarring all 'Hindu' Ministers of leftist Government from nominating members would lead to stalemate in the Management Committee-When members of Managing Committee have to be believers in temple
Authorities it was built on
- 1994 S.R. Bommai v. Union of India and Ors.
- 1966 Sastri Y Agnapurushadji and Others v. Muldas Bhudardas Vaishya and Another
- 2002 N. Adithayan v. The Travancore Devaswom Board and Ors.
- 1996 Guruvayoor Devaswom Managing Commitiee v. Chairman, Guruvayoor D.evaswom Managing Commitiee and Ors.
- 1997 Shri Jaganna Temple Puri Management Committee Represented through its Administrator and Anr. Etc. v. Chintamani Khuntia and Ors.
Where later benches applied it
- 2023 Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay v. Union of India & Ors.
- 2015 Riju Prasad Sarma Etc. Etc. v. State of Assam & Ors.
Of those, 1 relied on · 1 referred to
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