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Ashish Kumar vs The State Of Uttar Pradesh on 31 January, 2018

16. In Muraleedharan M. [2024 (6) KHC SN 20] this Court issued certain directions in the matter of appointment of non- hereditary trustees in Devaswoms/Temples, which are controlled institutions under the Malabar Devaswom Board, in order to ensure a fair and transparent mechanism for such appointment, taking into consideration the requirements of the provisions contained in the Madras Hindu Religious and Charitable Institutions Act, till rules are made for that purpose under the said Act. Paragraph 154 of the said decision reads thus;
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The Manager,Puliyaparamb Higher ... vs State Of Kerala on 27 July, 2022

In Suresh K. v. State of Kerala and others [2021 WP(C) NO. 7676 OF 2025 7 2025:KER:20506 (2) KLT 885], a Division Bench of this Court observed that temple or its precincts cannot be made a place where political parties should look forward to give political asylum to their workers. The Division Bench noticed that ours being a highly politically sensitive State, hardly any person can be traced, who is completely apolitical or who may not have his own independent political views. There may be persons having permanent political ideologies or views whereas there may be equal number of persons who hold views according to the issues involved. Perhaps that may be the reason why Kerala has become a State of political swinging. The Division Bench made it clear that holding political views or sympathizing with a political denomination cannot be held a disqualification for nominating anyone to such a post. On the facts of the case on hand, the Division Bench held that even assuming that respondents 7 to 9 have some political leaning or rather they are sympathizers of a political party, that fact will not disentitle them to be considered for appointment as non-hereditary trustees. There is clear distinction between sympathizing with a political party and indulging in active participation in the activities of the party. The taboo under sub-

A.A. Gopalakrishnan vs Cochin Devaswom Board & Ors on 19 July, 2007

In A.A. Gopalakrishnan v. Cochin Devaswom Board [(2007) 7 SCC 482] a Three-Judge Bench of the Apex Court explained the diligence and devotion a trustee of a temple should have. When those are the necessary qualifications required for a person to be appointed as a non-hereditary trustee, and the danger of appointing unqualified and untrustworthy persons as trustees, the Malabar Devaswom Board shall stipulate the eligibility criteria in consonance with that. Therefore, the Malabar Devaswom Board was directed to take a decision in that regard before proceeding with any new appointment of non-hereditary trustees in the temples under it.
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