MORAN M.BASELIOS MARTHOMA MATHEWS II&ORS vs STATE OF KERALA .

The Supreme Court addressed the maintainability of a writ petition concerning the management of Syrian Churches, referencing Article 144 of the Constitution of India. The Court held that the State and its officers are obligated to enforce Supreme Court judgments, affirming the applicability of the precedent set in Most. Rev. P.M.A. Metropolitan v. Moran Mar Marthoma, AIR (1995) SC 2001. The Court ruled that the writ petition was maintainable despite the existence of disputed questions of fact, thereby granting the petitioners the relief sought for police protection.