Overview
- About 170 office-bearers were declared ineligible, including the president M. N. Soman, vice-president Tushar Vellappally and Devaswom secretary Arayakkandi Santhosh.
- The court found audited financial statements had not been filed since 2014 and noted missing Director Identification Numbers, relying on a Registrar of Companies report.
- The order invoked Section 164(2)(a) of the Companies Act and directed formation of a new board through fresh elections under lawful procedures.
- The government was directed to nominate provisional directors to manage SNDP Yogam’s affairs until the elections are completed.
- The judgment followed petitions alleging irregularities in governance, and a separate PIL was filed seeking to quash Natesan’s January 2026 Padma Bhushan over pending criminal and vigilance cases, including claims tied to the ‘Micro Finance Scam.’