Vishnu Nambioodiri T.C. v. Travancore Devaswom Board Rep. By Its

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

PRESENT:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL K.NARENDRAN TUESDAY, THE 21ST DAY OF JULY 2015/30TH ASHADHA, 1937 WP(C).No. 18158 of 2005 (J) ---------------------------- PETITIONERS:

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1. VISHNU NAMBOODIRI T.C., CHANDRAMANA ILLOM, MATTOM NORTH, MAVELIKARA.

2. EASWARAN NAMBOODIRI T.C., CHANDRAMANA ILLOM, MATTOM NORTH, MAVELIKARA.

BY ADV. SRI.D.SOMASUNDARAM RESPONDENTS:

-------------- TRAVANCOFRE DEVASWOM BOARD, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. (ADDL.R2 & R3 IMPLEADED AS PER ORDER DTD.18.10.05 IN I.A.9006/05.) ADDL.R2 JITHESH.J, ELAVANKAL ILLOM, KANNAMANGALAM.P.O., MAVELIKARA.

ADDL.R3 NARAYANAN NAMBOODIRI, CHERUTHALA MADAM (R.K.BHAVAN), CHERUKOL.P.O., MAVELIKKARA.

(ADDL.R4 IMPLEADED AS PER ORDER DTD.28-9-05 IN I.A.13297/05.) ADDL.R4 KERALA SKHETHRA SAMRASHNA SAMITHI, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT, REGISTERED NO.142/1977, ANNI HALL ROAD, KOZHIKODE.

(ADDL.R5 IMPLEADED AS PER ORDER DTD.28-9-05 IN I.A.14170/05.) ADDL.R5 AKHILA KERALA THANTHRI SAMAJAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS GENERAL SECRETARY, VIZHAPARAMBU MANA, MANACKAPADY, KARUMALLOOR.P.O.

R1 BY ADV. SRI.C.VIJAYAN, SC, TDB ADDL.R2,3 BY ADV. SRI.S.KRISHNAMOORTHY ADDL.R4 BY ADV. SRI.K.SHRIHARI RAO ADDL.R5 BY ADV. SRI.D.SREEKUMAR R1 BY ADV. SRI.P.G.PARAMESWARA PANICKER (SR.) R1 BY ADV. SRI.P.GOPAL BY ADV. SRI.A.N.RAJAN BABU, SC, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 21-07-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

WP(C).No. 18158 of 2005 (J) APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS :- EXT.P1 :

COPY OF THE CERTIFICATES ISSUED BY THANTHRI OF TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD DTD.15.6.05, 7.3.05. EXT.P2 :

COPY OF THE NOTIFICATION IN MATHRUBHOOMI DAILY DTD.19.2.2005.

EXT.P3 :

COPY OF THE NOTIFICATION PUBLISHED IN MALAYALA MANORAMA DAILY DTD.28.5.05.

EXT.P4 :

COPY OF THE INTERVIEW CARDS ISSUED TO PETITIONERS DTD.20.5.05, 19.5.05.

EXT.P5 SERIES :

COPIES OF THE NEWS PAPER REPORT APPEARED IN THE MANGALAM DAILY.

EXT.P6 :

COPY OF THE NEWS PAPER REPORT APPEARED IN THE MANGALAM DAILY.

RESPONDENTS' ANNEXURES :

ANNEXURE A :

COPY OF THE RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD DTD.17.5.05. ANNEXURE B :

COPY OF THE GUIDE LINE FOR SELECTION OF SHANTHIS. ANNEXURE C :

COPY OF THE DRAFT SCHEDULE SHOWING THE DATES OF INTERVIEW.

ANNEXURE D :

COPY OF THE SELECT LIST CONTAINING THE DETAILS OF 160 CANDIDATES.

ANNEXURE E :

COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION DTD.8.6.05 FROM THE SECRETARY TO THE COMMISSIONER OF DEVASWOM BOARD. ANNEXURE F :

COPY OF THE ORDINANCE PUBLISHED IN KERALA GAZETTEE DTD.1.3.14.

True copy P.A to Judge

ANIL K.NARENDRAN, J.

---------------------------------------- W.P.(C)No.18158 of 2005 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 21st day of July, 2015

JUDGMENT

The petitioners have filed this Writ Petition seeking a writ of mandamus commanding the Travancore Devaswom Board to conduct selection of 'Santhis' in the Temples under the Devaswom Board on the basis of a written test and an interview and for other consequential reliefs.

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Today, when the case was taken up for final hearing, the learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that, in view of the stand taken by the Travancore Devaswom Board in its statement dated 8.2.2015 that the Government has promulgated Kerala Devaswom Recruitment Board Ordinance, 2014 for recruitment to the posts in question, no further orders are necessary in this Writ Petition. In such circumstances, recording the aforesaid submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioners, this Writ Petition is closed. ANIL K.NARENDRAN, JUDGE skj