Kochi: High Court with a new directive in the church dispute. The High Court came up with a two-thirds majority of churches before the Jacobite sect. The High Court directed the government to examine whether limited facilities can be provided to the Jacobite community. But this proposal was opposed by the Orthodox Church.
The case related to the Kothamangalam church dispute came up for consideration by the court. Here, the Single Bench had ordered the CRPF to be appointed to implement the Supreme Court verdict. The Division Bench considered the appeal that followed. It was at this stage that the Division Bench of the High Court came forward with a consensus directive.
The High Court has asked the government whether a new directive can be implemented in churches where the Jacobite sect has a two-thirds majority among the parishioners. The court has directed the government to examine the feasibility of providing limited worship facilities to mosques with a two-thirds majority.
In these churches, based on the Supreme Court order, the administrative affairs and vicar of the church will be the Orthodox Church itself. But the proposal put forward by the court is to provide limited facilities to the Jacobite Church, which has a majority of believers. The court has stated that the government should notify the proposal within a month.
But the Orthodox Church said that this proposal is against the Supreme Court judgment and cannot be accepted. The Orthodox Church has clarified that the majority of the parish should not be looked at and the Supreme Court order should be implemented.