Kerala High Court stays order directing CRPF to take over Kothamangalam church
In its order, the division bench observed it was the settled position in the law that interim orders cannot be issued in contempt cases.
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By PTI
KOCHI: The Kerala High Court on Thursday stayed a single judge bench order directing the CRPF to take possession of a church at nearby Kothamangalam.
A division bench issued the stay on an appeal by filed the state government challenging the December 8 order of the single judge.
Passing orders on a contempt petition, the judge had directed the CRPF to take over the church if the government failed to comply with its 2019 order granting possession of the church to the Orthodox faction before January 8.