IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.P.BALACHANDRAN WEDNESDAY, THE 3RD DECEMBER 2008 / 12TH AGRAHAYANA 1930 Tr.P(C).No. 146 of 2008 -------------------------------------- OS.171/2007 of SUB COURT, SULTHAN BATHERY .................... PETITIONERS: 1. FR.TOM THOMAS, S/O.THOMAS, AGED 48 YEARS, THADAYALIL HOUSE, VICAR, ST.MARY'S ORTHODOX CHURCH, KOROM, PALERI, MAKKIYAD P.O. KANJIRANGADU AMSOM DESOM, MANANTHAVADY TALUK. 2. V.U.MATHEW, S/O.ULAHANNAN, AGED 48 YEARS VALIYATTEL VEEDU, MAKKIYAD P.O. DO. DO. 3. SHIJU MATHEW, S/O.MATHEW, AGED 24 YEARS ATHIRAMPUZHA VEEDU, MATTILAYAM P.O. THONDERNADU AMSOM AND DESOM, MANANTHAVADY TALUK. 4. N.C.BABY, S/O.CHACKO, AGED 45 YEARS, NADUVILEDATHU HOUSE, MATTILAYAM P.O. THONDERNADU AMSOM AND DESOM, MANANTHAVADY TALUK. BY ADV. SRI.S.SREEKUMAR RESPONDENTS: 1. FR.JAMES JACOB, AGED 51 YEARS, S/O.JACOB, EDAPUTHUSSERY HOUSE, KARADIPPARA P.O., NENMENI AMSOM DESOM, S.BATHERY TALUK. 2. K.P.BIJU, AGED 33 YEARS, S/O.POULOSE, KIZHAKKEKARA VEEDU, NJARALODU, VANJODE P.O., KANJIRANGADU AMSOM. ADV. SRI.K.RAMAKUMAR (SR.) FOR R1 SRI.T.RAMPRASAD UNNI FOR R1 SRI.J.R.PREM NAVAZ FOR R1 THIS TRANSFER PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 03/12/2008 ALONG WITH TPC NO.148 OF 2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.P. Balachandran, J. -------------------------- Tr.P.(C)Nos.146 & 148 of 2008 -------------------------- ORDER Heard counsel on both sides. It is agreed that the dispute relates to a Church under the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church. Consequently, the suits concerned deserve to be transferred to the I Additional District Court, Ernakulam, which is notified as the Special Court to try Malankara Church cases. In the result, allowing both these transfer petitions, I order that O.S.Nos.171/07 and 152/07 pending before the Sub Court, Sulthan Bathery be transferred to the I Additional District Court, Ernakulam. 3rd November, 2008 (K.P.Balachandran, Judge) tkv