This Court, after hearing both sides, held that the Church is a
constituent Church of Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church and the then
Vicar ... Church. The
Church building fell down due to its old age and the appellants removed
remnants of the Church. When a new Church was proposed
Church is not a union of autonomous churches, the
observation made in the judgment that the first defendant is
a constituent Parish church of Malankara ... defendant church in 1972 rejecting
Kalpana/Order by the Malankara Metropolitan/Catholicos of
Malankara Church, communicating decisions through
registered letter, continuance of spiritual and temporal
Kaikkaran respectively of the church.
According to the plaintiffs, the church is a constituent Parish church of
Malankara Syrian Orthodox Church, hereinafter referred ... that St.Thomas Orthodox Syrian Church,
another constituent Parish church of Malankara Church, is also a public
trust of religious and charitable nature. Thus
trustees of the first
defendant church. According to the plaintiffs, the first
defendant church is a constituent church of Malankara
Orthodox Syrian Church and therefore ... that
St.Thomas Orthodox Syrian Church, another constituent
church of Malankara Church, is also a public trust of
religious and charitable nature.
8. As noticed
plaint schedule church appointed by the Diocesan
Metropolitan Angamaly Diocese of Malankara Church are legally
entitled to conduct 30th and 40th day prayers in connection ... Apex Court
declared the right of the parishioners in the Malankara Church
and its constituent churches including the plaint schedule church,
i.e., St.Mary
first defendant Church.
3. The case of the plaintiffs is that the first
defendant Church is a constituent Parish Church of the
Malankara Orthodox Syrian ... first defendant Church. The fact
that the first defendant Church is a constituent Parish
Church of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church is not in
dispute
suit. The plaint
A schedule church namely, St.George Orthodox Syrian Church,
Kallumkathara is a constituent Parish church of Malankara
Orthodox Syrian Church (hereinafter referred ... that St.Thomas Orthodox Syrian Church, another constituent
parish church of Malankara Church, is also a public trust of religious
Parish Church under the Malankara Orthodox Syrian
Church ('the Malankara Church' for short). The suit was
filed by a few parishioners ... first defendant church,
alleging that the first defendant church which is governed by
the 1934 Constitution of the Malankara Church, is not being
administered
Neha Ann Saji vs Malankara Marthoma Syrian Church on 18 May, 2015
Author: A.Muhamed Mustaque
Bench: A.Muhamed Mustaque
IN THE HIGH COURT ... MUHAMMED HANEEFF
SRI.M.H.ASIF ALI
RESPONDENTS :
1. MALANKARA MARTHOMA SYRIAN CHURCH,
REPRESENTED BY ITS SABHA SECRETARY,
HEAD QUARTERS OF MAR THOMA CHURCH,
THIRUVALLA
Chelakkara,
regarding the rights and possession of which, two factions
of Malankara Church, viz.Patriarch and Orthodox faction,
raised rival claims. Holding that the dispute ... Church was to be governed by 1934 Constitution of
Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church. The case was
thereafter withdrawn and transferred to the First
Additional District
