Alka Verma –
Published On: October 1, 2021 at 09:45 IST
The Kerala High Court orally stated that the Court would need to step in, if the entrance of Vicars or Clergy or the Workplace Conveyors of the Manakarna Church designated by the Catholicose under the 1934 constitution of the Church is hindered.
Justice Devan Ramachandran while stating this, appealed to the top males of the Orthodox and Jacobite factions to end these long Litigations resorted to by both the factions on a good note.
Further, giving the reference to the Supreme Court judgement in the K.S. Varghese case. The Court stated that there is no existence of Orthodox or Jacobite faction.
Adding to it, the Court stated that the Churches should work according to the Constitution of 1934 and the leaders of both the groups should understand that these clashes had come to an end with the judgment of the Supreme Court.
The Court stated that to end this prolonging battle, the mindset of heads of both the factions has to change.
The Court also observed that because of these clashes, every citizen is against another and even the State is clueless about what to do next.
The Court questioned who was benefitting from these clashes and stated that, “It’s not the ordinary devotees. It’s definitely not the Almighty, who was probably pained to see such rows among the believers.”
Adding to it, the Court stated that, “There is one church and one constitution. You are all the same; you are all human beings with the same colour of blood running in your veins. Why is that so hard to understand?”
In the end, Justice Devan Ramachandran stated that he would be the last person to implement the order of the Supreme Court by using force and if he will be forced to do that, he will for sure do that.
It should be noted here that all these observations were made orally while the Court was dealing with the cases of Church disputes.
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