IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOMAS P.JOSEPH TUESDAY, THE 9TH NOVEMBER 2010 / 18TH KARTHIKA 1932 OP(C).NO. 635 OF 2010(O) ------------------------ AS.25/2010 OF DISTRICT COURT, PATHANAMTHITTA .................... PETITIONERS: -------------------- 1. E.SAKTHIBHADRAN PANDARATHIL, VAKKAVANCHIPUZHA MADOM, MANNADIYIL KALAYIKKU PADINJARU KIZHAKKU MURI, KADAMPANADU VILLAGE, ADOOR TALUK. 2. E.LAKSHMIDASAN PANDARATHIL, VAKKAVANCHIPUZHA MADOM, MANNADIYIL KALAYIKKU PADINJARU KIZHAKKU MURI, KADAMPANADU VILLAGE, ADOOR TALUK. 3. PARAMESWARAN PANDARATHIL, VAKKAVANCHIPUZHA MADOM, MANNADIYIL KALAYIKKU PADINJARU KIZHAKKU MURI, KADAMPANADU VILLAGE, ADOOR TALUK. BY ADV. SRI.D.KISHORE RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. MANNADI MUDIPPURA DEVI TEMPLE, REPRESENTED BY A WORSHIPPER SURENDRAN UNNITHAN, VELLAYIL HOUSE, MANNADIYIL KIZHAKKUKALAYICKUM PADINJARE MURI, KADAMPANADU P.O. AND VILLAGE, ADOOR TALUK-691553. 2. MANNADI MUDIPPURA DEVI KSHETHRA SAMITHY P 205/2005, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY G.MADHU, PANJAJANYAM HOUSE, VELLAYIL HOUSE, MANNADIYIL KIZHAKKUKALAYICKUM PADINJARE MURI, KADAMPANADU P.O. AND VILLAGE, ADOOR TALUK-691553. 3. K.THULASIDHARAN, PRESIDENT, MANNADI MUDIPURA DEVI KSHETHRA SAMITHY P 205/2005, VELLAYIL HOUSE, MANNADIYIL KIZHAKKUKALAYICKUM PADINJARE MURI, KADAMPANADU P.O. AND VILLAGE, ADOOR TALUK-691553. 4. MANNADI SNDP SAKHA YOGAM NO.169, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT SREENIVASAN P., RADHA NIVAS, THUVAYOOR SOUTH, KADAMPANADU P.O. AND VILLAGE, ADOOR TALUK-691553. 5. SREENIVASAN, RADHA NIVAS, THUVAYOOR SOUTH, KADAMPANADU P.O. VILLAGE, ADOOR TALUK-691553. 6. VELUTHAMBI SAMARAKA N.S.S., KARAYOGAM NO.104, MANNADI REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT, PIN-691553. 7. PRABHAKARAN PILLAI, S/O.GOPALAN PILLAI, JAYABHAVAN, KALAYIKKU PADINJARA MURI, KADAMPANADU P.O., VILLAGE, ADOOR TALUK-691553. 8. M.RADHAKRISHNAN NAIR, S/O.MADHAVAN NAIR, ARAPURAVILA VEEDU, KALAYIKKU PADINJARE MURI, KADAMPANADU P.O., VILLAGE, ADOOR TALUK-691553. 9. S.MOHANAN PILLAI, KADUVINAL KIZHAKKETHIL MANNADI, KADAMPANADU P.O., VILLAGE, ADOOR TALUK-691553. 10. SHILAJA DEVI ANTHARJANAM, VAKKAVANCHIPUZHA MADATHIL, KALAYIKKU PADINJARU MURI, MANNADI, KADAMPANADU P.O. AND VILLAGE, 691553. 11. BHAVANI ANTHARJANAM, VAKKAVANCHIPUZHA MADATHIL, KALAYIKKU PADINJARU MURI, MANNADI, KADAMPANADU P.O. AND VILLAGE, 691553. 12. S.SUJA, VAKKAVANCHIPUZHA MADATHIL, KALAYIKKU PADINJARU MURI, MANNADI, KADAMPANADU P.O. AND VILLAGE, 691553. 13. S.SREEJA, VAKKAVANCHIPUZHA MADATHIL, KALAYIKKU PADINJARU MURI, MANNADI, KADAMPANADU P.O. AND VILLAGE, 691553. 14. GEETHA DEVI ANTHARJANAM, SREE BHAVANAM, NEDUVATHOOR MURI, NEDUVATHOOR VILLAGE, PIN-691553. 15. SYAMALA DEVI, KALLARA MADOM, CHEMBHURU MURI, MUTHAKKAL VILLAGE, ATTINGAL TALUK-695101. THIS OP (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 09/11/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: THOMAS P.JOSEPH, J. ==================================== O.P(C) No.635 of 2010 ==================================== Dated this the 09th day of November, 2010 J U D G M E N T Respondent Nos.1 to 3 in A.S. No.25 of 2010 of the court of learned District Judge, Pathanamthitta are the petitioners before me aggrieved by Exts.P5 and P6, orders. Until disposal of the suit there was a Receiver for administration of the Temple. When respondents filed the appeal, they filed I.A. No.78 of 2010 for stay of operation of the decree. On that application learned District Judge passed Ext.P5, order dated 19.02.2010 that till I.A. No.78 of 2010 is disposed of interim stay granted on 10.02.2010 and extended thereafter will remain in force and that Receiver now functioning shall continue to function until further orders. I.A. No.78 of 2010 was posted for detailed hearing. While so petitioners filed I.A. No.179 of 2010 to remove the Receiver. That application was disposed of by the learned District Judge as per Ext.P6, order dated 05.03.2010 issuing certain directions as to the manner in which Receiver has to conduct the festival. Challenge in this petition is against Exts.P5 and P6. Learned counsel for petitioners seeks a direction to the learned District Judge to O.P(C) No.635 of 2010 -: 2 :- dispose of the appeal at the earliest. I make it clear that it will be open to the petitioners to make such a request before the learned District Judge. Original Petition is closed with the above observation. THOMAS P. JOSEPH, JUDGE. vsv41