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SC directs Jacobite group to hand over admin of 6 churches in Kerala to Malankara faction

SC directs Jacobite group to hand over admin of 6 churches in Kerala to Malankara faction

New Delhi, Dec 3 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Jacobite faction to hand over the administration of three churches each in Ernakulam and Palakkad districts of Kerala to the Malankara Orthodox faction.
A Bench comprising Justice Surya Kant and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan reiterated that the 2017 ruling was final, and compliance was non-negotiable.
The Bench after finding that the members of the Jacobite Syrian Church were in contempt for "wilfully disobeying" its rulings regarding the administration of churches under the 1934 Constitution, which governs the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church passed this order.

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