Kerala High Court ordered the collector to take the control of the church with immediate effect. The police broke open the main gates of the church and forcibly removed the protesting bishops, priests and followers of the Jacobite faction from the premises. Kerala High Court ordered the collector to take the control of the church with immediate effect. Considering the matter again later, the high court ordered the government to implement the court order before noon on Friday and submit a report. Jacobite priests and followers had earlier refused to heed authorities’ plea for cooperation to implement the Supreme Court order giving possession of a church here to Orthodox faction.

Source: The Telegraph September 26, 2019 20:37 UTC