IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.K.MOHANAN FRIDAY, THE 18TH JANUARY 2008 / 28TH POUSHA 1929 OP.No. 10105 of 1996(C) ---------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------ K.KAMMARAN, AGED 65 YEARS, SON OF AMBU, RESIDING AT MADIYAN, AJANUR VILLAGE, P.O.MANIKOTH, HOSDURG TALUK, KASARAGOD DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.K.KESAVANKUTTY RESPONDENTS: ----------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP.BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. COMMISSIONER , HINDU RELIGIOUS AND ENDOWMENTS COMMISSION, KERALA STATE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS ORIGINAL PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 18/01/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: OP. NO.10105/1996 ORDER ON CMP. NO.35568/1996 IN OP. NO.10105/1996 DISMISSED 18.01.2008 SD/- P.R.RAMAN, JUDGE SD/- V.K.MOHANAN, JUDGE APPENDIX PETITIONERS EXHIBITS EXT.P1:- COPY OF THE STATEMENT OF THE HONOURABLE MINISTER FOR DEVASWOM REPORTED IN JANMABHUMI NATIONAL DAILY DT. 10.6.1996. /TRUE COPY/ P.A. TO JUDGE tss P.R.RAMAN & V.K.MOHANAN, JJ. --------------------------------- O.P.No.10105 of 1996 ------------------------------------ Dated this the 18th day of January, 2008 JUDGMENT Raman, J. This is a petition challenging some of the provisions of Madras Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Act 1951. It is submitted by the counsel that an ordinance was proclaimed amending the provisions. If so, leaving the right of the petitioner to challenge the new provisions if he is so aggrieved, this petition is closed. (P.R.RAMAN, JUDGE) (V.K.MOHANAN, JUDGE) sv.