More time needed to legislate on church disputes, govt. tells HC
The Hindu
‘Govt. examining law reform panel’s suggestions’
It will take more time to legislate on the management and administration of the disputed Malankara churches, especially when deliberations at various levels are necessary before taking a final decision on the issue, according to a statement filed by the State government before the Kerala High Court.
The government submitted that the Kerala Protection of Right, Title, and Interest of Parish Church Properties and Right of Worship of the Members of Malankara Church Bill submitted by the Kerala Law Reforms Commission headed by former Supreme Court judge K.T. Thomas was being examined in detail by the government.
In 2021, five women from Mayithara, four of them MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) workers, found a common ground in their desire to create a sustainable livelihood by growing vegetables. Rajamma M., Mary Varkey, Valsala L., Elisho S., and Praseeda Sumesh, aged between 70 and 39, pooled their savings, rented a piece of land and began their collective vegetable farming journey under the Deepam Krishi group.