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The Supreme Court of India connected Thursday (January 29, 2026) stayed a Kerala High Court determination striking down provisions which empowered the Kerala Devaswom Recruitment Board (KDRB) to name candidates to assorted posts successful the Guruvayur Devaswom and aided acquisition institutions.
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A Bench headed by Justice Vikram Nath issued announcement connected the entreaty filed by the KDRB, represented by elder advocator V. Giri and advocator Deepak Prakash. The tribunal fixed the adjacent proceeding connected February 23, 2026.
The KDRB has sought a enactment of the High Court determination portion submitting that its functions were constricted to affairs of recruitment and did not intervene successful the spiritual duties concerning temples.
The High Court had directed that proceedings relating to the assignment oregon enactment of candidates to posts indispensable beryllium done arsenic per the Guruvayoor Devaswom Act, 1978. The High Court absorption had travel connected an entreaty filed by the Guruvayur Devaswom Employees Union Congress and others, challenging the applicable provisions of the KDRB Act.
The tribunal had quashed the notification issued by the KDRB inviting applications for assorted posts and added that the KDRB should not successful aboriginal behaviour immoderate enactment proceedings for appointments to these posts. Appointments already made by the committee would stay undisturbed.
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In addition, the managing committee of Guruvayur Devaswom was directed to initiate the assignment process afresh, portion a peculiar committee would supervise and power the full process. The committee headed by retired Judge of the Kerala High Court, Justice P.N. Ravindran, would person a one-year tenure.
