G.Krishnan v. The Travancore Devaswom Board

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

PRESENT:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.MUHAMED MUSTAQUE FRIDAY, THE 13TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2015/24TH MAGHA, 1936 WP(C).No. 3491 of 2015 (J) --------------------------- PETITIONER:

-------------------- G. KRISHNAN, PRINCIPAL, ATTINGAL KSHETRA KALAPEEDOM, KOICKAL PALACE, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, ATTINGAL, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT.

BY SRI.K.RAMAKUMAR, SENIOR ADVOCATE.

ADVS.SRI.S.M.PRASANTH, SRI.C.DINESH, SRI.G.RENJITH, SMT.ASHA BABU, SMT.AMMU CHARLES.

RESPONDENTS:

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1. THE TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, NANTHANCODE, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001.

2. THE ASSISTANT DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER, VARKALA GROUP, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, VARKALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT, PIN-695 141.

3. THE CULTURAL DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF THE CULTURAL DIRECTOR, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001.

4. THE MANAGER, KSHETHRA KALAPEEDOM, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, ATTINGAL, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT, PIN-695 101.

BY ADV. SRI.A.N.RAJAN BABU, SC.

THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 13-02-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

rs.

WP(C).No. 3491 of 2015 (J) APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS:- EXHIBIT P1- TRUE COPY OF REPRESENTATION DATED 31-05-2014 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER.

EXHIBIT P2- TRUE COPY OF LETTER NO. 78 DATED 31-05-2014 BY THE 4TH RESPONDENT.

EXHIBIT P3- TRUE COPY OF LETTER NO. 50/14/CA2 DATED 12-12-2014 BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT.

RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS:- NIL.

//TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE rs.

A.MUHAMED MUSTAQUE, J.

***************************************************** W.P.(C) No.3491 of 2015 ***************************************************** Dated this the 13th day of February, 2015

JUDGMENT

The petitioner is presently working as Principal of the Attingal Kshethra Kalapeedom under the Travancore Devaswom Board. A vacancy of Principal arose in Vaikom Kshethra Kalapeedom in November, 2014. According to the petitioner, the post remains vacant even now. The petitioner made a representation long prior to the vacancy for a posting as Principal at Vaikom Kshethra Kalapeedom. The petitioner submitted that the Manager of Attingal Kshethra Kalapeedom made a recommendation for the petitioner's posting at Vaikom Kshethra Kalapeedom. It is also submitted that the third respondent also made a recommendation in favour of the petitioner. However, in spite of such recommendation, the post continued to be vacant and no action has been taken

W.P.(C) No.3491 of 2015 2 on the petitioner's request for posting at Vaikom Kshethra Kalapeedom.

In view of the claim as above, appropriate decision shall be taken by the first respondent in this matter within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment.

The writ petition is disposed of as above.

Sd/- A.MUHAMED MUSTAQUE, JUDGE ln