Covenant Entered Between Rulers Prior To Commencement Of The Constitution Has No Force Of Law: Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

While upholding the validity of the Ordinance brought to amend the provisions of the Travancore-Cochin Hindu Religious Institutions Act, the High Court of Kerala held that a covenant entered by rulers prior to commencement of the Constitution does not have the force of law. The impugned Ordinance had cut down the term of members of the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) from three years to...