Guruvayur Devaswom Managing Commit. & ... vs C.K. Rajan & Others

The Supreme Court examined the scope and ambit of Public Interest Litigation (PIL) regarding the management of a temple governed by a statutory enactment, specifically the Guruvayoor Devaswom Act, 1978. The primary issue concerned whether a PIL is maintainable to challenge the administration of a statutory body managing religious endowments. The court analyzed the boundaries between judicial intervention and the administrative functions of a statutory committee under the Act.