HC seeks clarity, says event can be allowed only with highest sanctity

A DIVISION Bench of the Kerala High Court on Wednesday sought clarification from the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) regarding the decision to hold a Global Ayyappa Summit at Pampa from September 16 to 20.

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Cautioning about the need for transparency in conducting such an event, the court remarked that the duties and obligations of a body exercising the powers under the Devaswom Act are only towards the religious institutions governed by the statute and the trust and conscience of the people vested in them.

"Anything they do must fall within the ambit of the statute and not beyond," the HC said.