First time in Kerala HC history, all-women bench on International Women s Day - Advocate Sajith Kumar V said that in future we can expect to see more women judges in the higher judiciary as well as all-women full benches.
Updated Dec 19, 2020 | 18:27 IST
A controversy erupted in Kerala over the diversion of donations from Guruvayoor Devaswom Temple funding to the State government s distress relief fund. Guruvayoor Devaswom Temple
Kochi, Kerala: In a significant order, the Kerala High Court on Friday said it s illegal to divert the funds received in donations from the Guruvayoor Devaswom Temple to government distress relief. It also ruled that its managing committee had no power to transfer temple funds to the government or any other agency.
According to the news agency PTI, a full bench of the Kerala High court made the observations on a batch of petitions challenging the decision of the Guruvayur Devaswom Managing Committee (GDMC) in May this year to donate the temple funds to the Chief Minister s Distress Relief Fund (CMDRF) for flood-hit victims in the state.