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"A lesser known fact is that the Union Government was represented in the proceedings before the Supreme Court in the Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple case at least from March 20th,2017,until the conclusion of arguments on April 10th, 2019,which is reflected in over 20 orders passed.."
"by the court during that period.Yet,as reflected by the judgment of the Court,the Union Government for reasons best known to it,chose not to actively participate in the proceedings to clarify its position on Articles 25, 26.."
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1. A few preliminary points on the #SriPadmanabhaswamyTemple judgement - Details of parties and counsels are spelt out in Para 38. The summaries of submissions of pro-Temple counsels are captured in Paragraphs 39-42, and of counsels on the Opposite Side in Paragraphs 43-45.
2. While several portions of the Judgement are based on submissions by counsels with respect to the history of the case and the applicable statutes, the gist of their submissions has been captured in Paragraphs 39 - 49.
3(a). Paragraph 42 of d Judgement captures d summary of d 3-fold argument made on behalf of the Chief Tantri of the Temple, @People4Dharma and Sri @csranga - that Articles 25(1) & 26 apply to and protect the traditions of the Temple and the rights of the Travancore Royal Family..
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1. Justice U. U. Lalit pronounced the judgement in the #SriPadmanabhaswamyTemple case today.
2. Justice Lalit observed that the judgement has been delivered under 5 segments. The Shebaitship of the Ruler of Travancore Family over the Temple has been upheld by the Supreme Court.
3. The Supreme Court has held that the Shebaitship of the Travancore Royal Family was not affected by the 26th amendment to the Constitution and that the descendants of the family continue to have rights of Shebaitship in accordance with the traditions of the Temple.
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