IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K.S.RADHAKRISHNAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.K.BASHEER WEDNESDAY, THE 12TH SEPTEMBER 2007 / 21ST BHADRA 1929 OP.No. 31710 of 2000(Y) ----------------------- PETITIONER: ----------------- 1. DR.C.G.RAGHU, ERNAKULAM MEDICAL CENTRE, PALARIVATTOM KOCHI - 28. 2. DR.P.S.BINU, ERNAKULAM MEDICAL CENTRE, DO. DO. BY ADV. SRI.JOSE J.MATHAIKAL RESPONDENTS: --------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVT., HINDU RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE ENDOWMENTS DEPT., GOVT. SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, NANTHANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 3. THE GURUVAYUR DEVASWOM BOARD, GURUVAYUR REPRESENTED BY ITS ADMINISTRATOR. 4. THE COCHIN DEVASWOM BOARD, THRISSUR REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 5. THE SREE PADMANABHA SWAMI TEMPLE TRUST, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING TRUSTEE. BY ADV. SRI.U.K.RAMAKRISHNAN, SC, GDB SRI.GOVIND K.BHARATHAN SRI.C.P.KUNJHIKANNAN SMT.DEEPIKA NEHRA SRI.P.G.PARAMESWARA PANICKER SRI.P.GOPAL SRI.P.N.RAVEENDRAN, SC, GDB SRI.M.RAMESH CHANDER, SC, GDB GOVT.PLEADER SRI.SANDESH RAJA. THIS ORIGINAL PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 12/09/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: APPENDIX (OP.31710/2000) EXT.P1: TRUE COPY OF RELEVANT PORTION OF RULES 1965. EXT.P2: TRUE COPY OF PETITION DT. 27/10/2000. K.S. Radhakrishnan & A.K. Basheer, JJ. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - O.P. No. 31710 of 2000 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 12th day of September, 2007. J U D G M E N T Radhakrishnan,J: The prayer in the original petition is to restrain the respondents from insisting the worshippers to remove their shirts before entering temples. These are all matters for the authorities to decide. This Court in this jurisdiction is not justified in expressing any opinion on the issue. Original Petition lacks merits and it is dismissed. K.S.Radhakrisnnan Judge. A.K. Basheer Judge. an.