Supreme Court of India

Dr. Vimal Sukumar v. D. Lawrence & Ors.

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Reported as [2025] 5 S.C.R. 1731
Bench Bela M. Trivedi and Satish Chandra Sharma JJ.
Decided 2 May 2025

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What the Court ordered

We are of the considered opinion that the Special Meeting of the Synod on 07.03.2022 was duly convened.

Judgment, page 40

From the headnote

Issue for Consideration The instant appeals are arising out of the two impugned orders dated 27.02.2024 and 12.04.2024 by which the Division Bench of the High Court declared re-election of all the office bearers since it was held that the electoral college itself was flawed and appointed committee of administrators to conduct re-elections. Furthermore, it was held that the amendments to the bye-laws had not been carried out in accordance with the procedure prescribed in the Constitution of Church of South India (CSI) and it was held that the Special Meeting of the Synod held on 7th and 8th

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