S.K. Manikandan And E. Charles vs Saint Michael'S Polytechnic College ... on 3 April, 2006
1. Having heard learned senior counsel/counsel for the parties
for some time, we are satisfied that the private petitioners, who
have preferred Special Leave Petitions bearing SLP(C)
No.27978/2024, SLP(C) No.27977/2024 and SLP(C) No.28011/2024
against the judgment of the High Court dated 17.10.2024, are prima
facie in contempt for having willfully disobeyed the decisions of
this Court in K.S. Varghese and others vs. Saint Peter’s and Saint
Paul’s Syrian Orthodox Church and others, (2017) 15 SCC 333 and St.
Mary’s Orthodox Church and others vs. State Police Chief and
others, (2020) 18 SCC 329, to the extent these pertain to
entrustment of administration of the Churches as per 1934
Constitution.