Writ Petition Not Maintainable Against Church For Refusing To Solemnize Marriage: Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

Holding that a writ would not lie to enforce purely private law rights, the Kerala High Court observed that no public duty or public function is being carried out by a Church by solemnization of marriage between two members of the diocese.The issue raised in the petition filed by a couple was whether the Church or the Diocese, of which the petitioners are members, can refuse to solemnize...