Kerala Court July 1963 Judgments

S. Govinda Menon Vs. K. Madhavan Nair and ors.

Court: Kerala

Reported in: AIR1964Ker235

Joseph, J. 1. The appeal and the petitions arise from the order of Raman Nayar J., dated the 12th February, 1963 dismissing O. P. No. 2306 of 1962. That was a petition by one Madhavan Nair, Manager of Pulpalli Devaswom, for quashing an order of the Commissioner Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments, placing him under suspension and appointing another in his place. The first respondent to the petition was the Commissioner, Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments, Kerala. The appellant in the appeal who is also the petitioner in the two petitions was the Commissioner at the time of passing the order of suspension and be continued as such only till 19-10-1962. The main ground urged in the original petition was that the order of suspension was actuated by mala fides. According to the petitioner in the original petition, the appellant was directing the disposal of valuable forest lands and timber belonging to the Devaswom to his nominees, in violation of law; the petitioner did not ag...