Implementation of a Court order in relation to Kolanchery St Peters and St Pauls Church is growing to the potential of a law and order problem in the entire state of Kerala. Mafriana Thomas I triggered of the issue by his hunger strike and the Catholicose retaliated.The former declared a hunger strike (deceitfully calling it "Prayerful sit in"(Prarthana Yagnan) for not implementing court order and the later for getting a court decree implemented.Merits and demerits of the core issue on the ownership/custody of the Church has been debated for long
Both sides have explained their points of view before Courts,right up to the Supreme Court.A decision has come from the court.Its execution petitions are being processed.Competent Church Court(ie the court which is designated to deal with Church Cases)have given a decision.Kolanchery Church and its establishments have been handed over to the Orthodox Church.An appeal against the decree is filed by Puthan Cruz Society which is pending at the High Court.Prayer for a stay on lower court judgment has been rejected by HC.That means the lower court order is in force now.
The Puthen Cruz society(which calls themselves Jacobite Church)now claims the right to worship in the Church quoting rights to worship.Of course nobody can deny them their rights to worship in any manner they deem fit.So long as that is done at a place which is owned or leased or acquired by legal means nobody will stop them.For those who want to worship in Kolanchery Church or its Chapels,they can do so when the lawfully appointed priest calibrate the Sacrament.Or they can pray while the Church is open.They cannot have their terms implemented at somebody else's place.That is a simple logic.
But the important question is can anybody overcome the rule of the law by getting mobs to assemble and whip up their frenzy?Unless the country is run on Mobocrazy and not by democracy,no community can be allowed to prevent court orders.All interested in rule of the law should condemn the attempts to run the country on mobocrazy lines
Both sides have explained their points of view before Courts,right up to the Supreme Court.A decision has come from the court.Its execution petitions are being processed.Competent Church Court(ie the court which is designated to deal with Church Cases)have given a decision.Kolanchery Church and its establishments have been handed over to the Orthodox Church.An appeal against the decree is filed by Puthan Cruz Society which is pending at the High Court.Prayer for a stay on lower court judgment has been rejected by HC.That means the lower court order is in force now.
The Puthen Cruz society(which calls themselves Jacobite Church)now claims the right to worship in the Church quoting rights to worship.Of course nobody can deny them their rights to worship in any manner they deem fit.So long as that is done at a place which is owned or leased or acquired by legal means nobody will stop them.For those who want to worship in Kolanchery Church or its Chapels,they can do so when the lawfully appointed priest calibrate the Sacrament.Or they can pray while the Church is open.They cannot have their terms implemented at somebody else's place.That is a simple logic.
But the important question is can anybody overcome the rule of the law by getting mobs to assemble and whip up their frenzy?Unless the country is run on Mobocrazy and not by democracy,no community can be allowed to prevent court orders.All interested in rule of the law should condemn the attempts to run the country on mobocrazy lines
Moreover, how is it possible I (plaintiff) go to a court to settle an issue;
ReplyDeletecourt issued the verdict against me;
then I will say, let the court order be there, whatsoever - whay can't you (defendant) come and have a talk to me (plaintiff) to resolve this issue.
How can any one expect a defendant to yield when the plaintiff has lost the case?????
Thomas
It is their practice to go court anticipating that they get a favourable verdict. If the verdict is against them, then they create much hue and cry to get things done in their way using gundaism and fighting.
ReplyDeleteThis situation is a test case for all future cases involving church litigation. If this court judgement cannot be upheld and enforced, the Indian juduciary system has no value.
ReplyDeleteകോടതി വിധികള്‍ നടപ്പാക്കുക എന്നത് ഒരു സര്‍ക്കാരിന്റെ കടമയാണ്.
ReplyDelete1934 ലെ ഭരണഘടന പ്രകാരം ഭരിക്കപ്പെടെണ്ടിയതാണ് കോലഞ് ചേരി പള്ളി എന്നുള്ള കോടതി വിധി നടപ്പാക്കി കിട്ടാന്‍ മലങ്കര ഓര്‍ത്തഡോക്സ് സുറിയാനി സഭയുടെ പരമാദ്യക്ഷന്‍ ജീവന്‍ പണയം വെച്ച് ഉപവാസം കിടക്കേണ്ടി വന്നിരിക്കുന്നു എന്ന വസ്തുത വളരെയധികം ദു :ഖിപ്പിക്കുന്നതും ആശങ്ക ജനകവുമാണ് .
ക്രമ സമാധാന പ്രശ്നം പറഞ്ഞാണ് സര്‍ക്കാര്‍ ഈ കോടതി വിധി നടപ്പാക്കാതിരിക്കുന്നത് .
ഒരു വര്ഷം മുമ്പ് നടന്ന ഒരു സംഭവം മറന്നിട്ടില്ല എന്ന് വിശ്വസിക്കുന്നു.
അബ്ദുല്‍ നാസര്‍ മദനിയുടെ അറസ്റ്റ് ഉണ്ടായാല്‍ കേരളത്തില്‍ വലിയ ക്രമ സമാധാന പ്രശ്നത്തിന് അത് വഴി വെച്ചേക്കും എന്ന റിപ്പോര്‍ട്ടുകള്‍ ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നു. എന്നാല്‍ അന്നത്തെ സര്‍ക്കാര്‍ കോടതി വിധി മാനിച്ച് അത് നടപ്പാക്കി . ഒരു ക്രമ സമാധാന പ്രശ്നവും ഇവിടെ ഉണ്ടായില്ല.
അത് പോലെ ധീരമായ ഒരു നടപടി ഈ സര്‍ക്കാരിന്റെ ഭാഗത്തുനിന്നും പ്രതീക്ഷിക്കുന്നു.