Arakkal Rohini And Anr. vs Arakkal Koottappanakkal A.K. ... on 31 January, 1978
In Dharmodayum Company v. Balakrishnan (1962 Ker LT 712) a Division Bench of this Court approved the principle in AIR 1927 Mad 877 and AIR 1940 Mad 67 and held that the evidence did not justify that the custom of impartibility had been proved to exist in the community. Discussing the applicability of the doctrine of pious obligation, the Division Bench recorded its entire agreement with the conclusion of the trial Judge that the applicability of the doctrine to Thiyyas as a matter of custom had not been proved. Having endorsed this finding, the learned Judges observed: