adopted the draft
Constitution unanimously and elected the Malankara
Metropolitan. The Constitution while recognising that
Malankara Church was a division of orthodox church and
primacy ... decreed the suit,
except in relation to Churches known as 'Simhasna Churches'
and the Churches established by the Evangelistic
Association. Relevant findings
Church or have
voluntarily gone out of the Church by establishing a new Church and
consequently have lost their status as members of the Malankara ... operation of the late Malankara Metropolitan Mar Geevarghese Dionysius and
the other Metropolitans of Malankara and the Malankara Church? If so, is it
valid
Catholicos - to refer the Syrian
Church dignitory.")-cum-Malankara Metropolitan of the Malankara Church with respect to the parishes mentioned ... Constitution of the Malankara Church can officiate in any of the church or its institutions in Malankara Church.
(7) That is also hereby declared that
Malankara Church is a division of
Orthodox Syrian Church. Primate of the
Orthodox Syrian Church is Patriarch.
(2) Malankara Church was founded by
St. Thomas ... another meeting of Malankara Episcopal
Synod was held reiterating the independent nature of
Malankara Church and disputing the authority of the
Patriarch. All these minutes
operation of the late Malankara Metropolitan Mar
Geevarghese Dionysius and the other Metropolitans of
Malankara and the Malankara Church? If so, is it valid ... seceded from the Ancient
Jacobite Syrian Church?
(b) Have they established a new Church styled the Malankara
Orthodox Syrian Church?
(c) Have they framed
well, as the Malankara
Metropolitan. Malankara Metropolitan has the prime jurisdiction
regarding temporal, ecclesiastical and spiritual administration of
Malankara Church subject to the riders provided ... Parish Church-St. Mary’s
Church, Kattachira. The plaint Church was listed as Serial No.41-
among 1064 Parish Churches included in the plaint Schedule
judgment, our
main conclusions, inter alia, are as follows:
228.1. Malankara Church is episcopal in character to the extent it is so
declared ... well, as the Malankara
Metropolitan. Malankara Metropolitan has the prime jurisdiction
regarding temporal, ecclesiastical and spiritual administration of
Malankara Church subject to the riders provided
defendant church, it is highly essential to
issue a declaration that the 1st defendant church is a parish
church under the Malankara Orthodox Syrian church ... original church has been totally
changed and a new church has been created. The
allegation that the church is an episcopal church is not
correct
Church (in short, Malankara
Church). 1st defendant church, viz., Marthomman Cheriya Palli, Kothamangalam is
a constituent parish church of Malankara Church. The church ... church on account of the
binding pronouncements by the Supreme Court. Learned senior counsel reiterated
that the 1st defendant church is one of the churches
Bishop and from entering into any of the Parish churches of Malankara Church, administered under 1934 constitution, coming within the Angamaly, Kandanadu and Cochin Dioceses ... that the Malankara Church consists of 1064 Parish Churches. These are to be administered under the 1934 Constitution by the Malankara Association. This constitution lays
