Kerala HC strikes down S. 9 of Kerala Devaswom Recruitment Board Act; upholds Guruvayoor Devaswom’s statutory autonomy over appointments
“It is settled that a special law prevails over a general law, and a non obstante clause in a later enactment cannot obliterate the legislative intent of a prior special statute, particularly one governing a unique and constitutionally protected religious institution like the Guruvayoor Devaswom.”