N Vishnu Nampoothiri v. Travancore Devaswom Board

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

PRESENT:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.K.JAYASANKARAN NAMBIAR WEDNESDAY, THE 22ND DAY OF JULY 2015/31ST ASHADHA, 1937 WP(C).No. 22004 of 2015 (A) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S):

-------------------------- N VISHNU NAMPOOTHIRI AGED 46 YEARS SANTHI, KATTUVALLI DEVASWOM, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD MAVELIKARA GROUP (UNDER ORDER OF TRANSFER TO KANNAMANGALAM DEVASWOM) RESIDING AT THEVALASSERIL CHERIYA ILLAM, VATHIKULAM MAVELIKKARA-7.

BY ADVS.SRI.K.SASIKUMAR SRI.S.ARAVIND SRI.R.ROHITH RESPONDENT(S):

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1. TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, NANTHANCODE THIRUVANANTHAPURAM.

2. DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, NANTHANCODE THIRUVANANTHAPURAM.

3. ASSISTANT DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER MAVELIKARA GROUP, MAVELIKARA.

R BY SRI.A.N.RAJAN BABU, SC, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22-07-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

WP(C).No. 22004 of 2015 (A) ---------------------------------------- APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS:- ---------------------------------------- EXHIBIT P1 TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER ISSUED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT EXHIBIT P2 TRUE COPY OF THE CIRCULAR DATED 10.02.2005 ISSUED BY THE DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER CONTAINING NORMS FOR GENERAL TRANSFER IN THE TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD.

EXHIBIT P3 TRUE COPY OF THE APPEAL DATED 06.07.2015 FORWARDED BY THE PETITIONER TO THE 2ND RESPONDENT.

RESPONDENT(S)' EXHIBITS --------------------------------------- NIL // True copy // PA to Judge das

A.K.JAYASANKARAN NAMBIAR, J.

=========================================== W.P.(C). No. 22004 of 2015 ===================================================== Dated this the 22nd day of July, 2015

JUDGMENT

The petitioner, who is a Santhi working under the respondent Board, and who has more than 20 years of service, is aggrieved by Ext.P1 order of transfer, whereby he has been transferred from Kattuvally Devaswom to Kannamangalam. Against Ext.P1 order of transfer, the petitioner has preferred Ext.P3 appeal before the 2nd respondent and the limited prayer in the writ petition is for a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P3 appeal expeditiously, after hearing the petitioner. 2.

I have heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner as also the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the respondents.

On a consideration of the facts and circumstances of the case and the submissions made across the bar, I dispose the writ petition, with a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P3 appeal, after hearing the petitioner, within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. I make it clear that, till such time as orders are passed by the 2nd respondent as directed above and communicated to the

-2W.P.(C). No. 22004 of 2015 petitioner, Ext.P1 order of transfer, insofar as it relates to the petitioner, shall be kept in abeyance. The petitioner shall produce a copy of the writ petition together with a copy of this judgment, before the 2nd respondent for further action. Sd/- A.K.JAYASANKARAN NAMBIAR JUDGE das