A Deity And A Minor Should Be Treated Alike: The Kerala High Court has taken up a Suo moto concern. This is on the basis of a news article that was published by a Malayalam daily newspaper, Mathrubhumi. It was published that TDB (Travancore Devaswom Board) has leased out the area for “Ramkatha” to Shri Nand Kishore Bajoria for 9 days long program.
A deity is treated in the same way as a minor child treated in that scenario the state should act as
Parens Patria for deity. If a person is entrusted with the duty to manage and provide safeguards to the
property of temple instead of that if he is doing the adverse and misappropriate the properties.
Making wrongful claims of adverse possession of tenancy or ownership will be illegal. The
fences themselves eat the crops, the concerned authorities are directly or indirectly involved in the
matter. This kind of work should be discouraged strictly.
As per the prevalent principle under which deity and minors are treated alike, the court has applied
the doctrine of parens Patriae and had the pleasure to Act as the Guardian of Deity.
