The Kerala High Court says the state cannot get involved in religious matters and refuses to order the government to mediate the unified mass dispute at St. Mary’s Basilica.

November 24, 2023by Primelegal Team0

Title: Antony Joseph v. State of Kerala

Decided on: 22 November, 2023

+ W.P. (C) No. 3437 OF 2023

CORAM: HON’BLE Justice Devan Ramachandran

Introduction

The case asking for a directive to the Government to resolve a disagreement regarding unified Mass at St. Mary’s Cathedral Basilica, Ernakulam, was rejected by the Kerala High Court.

Facts of the Case

The petitioners claimed that disagreements between opposing factions were the reason the church remained closed. They therefore requested that the issue be resolved through mediation by renowned figures like the Central Police Station’s Station House Officer, the Arcbishop of Ernakulam, the Synod of the Major Archiepiscopal Church of Ernakulam, the Athiroopa Samrakshana Samithi, the Commissioner of Police, and others.

Courts analysis and decision

The Court noted that it was unable to intervene in the matter, but it did find merit in the aforementioned submissions.

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Written by- Hargunn Kaur Makhija

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