Sri.Ayyappa Swamy Deeksha Mandir v. State Of Kerala

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

PRESENT:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN & THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN TUESDAY, THE 22ND DAY OF DECEMBER 2015/1ST POUSHA, 1937 WP(C).No. 32078 of 2014 (H) -------------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S)/PETITIONERS:

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1. SRI.AYYAPPA SWAMY DEEKSHA MANDIR BHAKTA SAMAJAM, ATTILI-534 134, WEST GOTHAWARI DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT SRINIVASA RAO.

2. SRI.MAKARA JYOTHI AYYAPPA SEVASANGAM (OF SURAVARAM), S.ANNAVARAM TUNI-533 401, EAST GOTHAVARI DISTRICT (ANDHRA PRADESH) REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN KASIREDDY LAXMAN RAO.

3. AYYAPPA ANNADANA SEVA SAMITHI, H.NO.7-1-72, KARIM NAGAR, MANKAMMATHALA, KARIM NAGAR DISTRICT-505 001, ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY ITS TRUSTEE, POLU SATHYANARAYANAN.

4. SWAMY AYYAPPA BHAKTA BRUNDA SAMAJAM, D.NO.6D-7/1-1, SATYATULASI NILAYAM, SOUTHERN STREET, ELURU, WEST GOTHAVARI DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH-534 001, REPRESENTED BY ITS TREASURER.K.ANIL KUMAR.

BY ADVS.SRI.GOVIND K.BHARATHAN (SR.) SRI.K.SHRIHARI RAO SRI.C.P.KUNJHIKANNAN SRI.S.K.MADHU SRI.A.S.SREEKANTH RESPONDENT(S)/RESPONDENTS:

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1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, DEVASWOM DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001.

2. THE TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, NANDANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 003.

3. THE DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, NANDANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 003.

4. THE SPECIAL COMMISSIONER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, NANDANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 003.

5. THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER, SABARIMALA, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, NANDANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-655 003.

R2,R 3, R4 & 5 BY ADV. SRI.KRISHNA MENON, SC, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD R1 BY SRI.C.S.MANILAL, GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 22-12-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: DG

WP(C).No. 32078 of 2014 (H) ------------------------------------------ APPENDIX PETITIONER(S)' EXHIBITS:

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PHOTOCOPY OF THE LETTER DATED 02.11.2011 OF THE 2ND RESPONDENT ISSUED TO THE 4TH PETITIONER.

EXT.P2:

PHOTOCOPY OF THE LETTER DATED 11.01.2012 OF THE 2ND RESPONDENT ISSUED TO THE 2ND PETITIONER.

EXT.P3:

PHOTOCOPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 26.9.2013 OF THE IST PETITIONER TO THE 3RD RESPONDENT.

EXT.P4:

PHOTOCOPY OF ORDER NO.1026/12/SAB(4)DATED 7.12.2013 ISSUED TO THE 4TH PETITIONER BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT.

EXT.P5:

PHOTOCOPY OF THE LETTER DATED 23.12.2013 OF THE IST PETITIONER TO THE 3RD RESPONDENT.

RESPONDENT(S)' EXHIBITS - NIL --------------------------------------- //TRUE COPY// P.A TO JUDGE

THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN & ANU SIVARAMAN, JJ.

------------------------------------------------------------------ W.P.(C).No.32078 of 2014 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 22nd day of December, 2015

J U D G M E N T

Thottathil B.Radhakrishnan, J.

This writ petition deals with certain provisions in the terms to conduct Annadanam during the previous years. Such situations do not continue to be there. We have also on record the affidavit sworn to on behalf of the Travancore Devaswom Board. Nothing survives in this matter. Hence, this writ petition is dismissed.

Sd/- (THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, JUDGE) Sd/- (ANU SIVARAMAN, JUDGE) //TRUE COPY// P.A TO JUDGE DG