P.Thrivikraman Namboothiri vs Travancore Devaswom Board on 15 December, 2006

       

  

  

 
 
  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

WP(C) No. 31348 of 2006(F)


1. P.THRIVIKRAMAN NAMBOOTHIRI,
                      ...  Petitioner

                        Vs



1. TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,
                       ...       Respondent

2. THE COMMISSIONER,

3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER,

4. ABHILASH,

                For Petitioner  :SRI.MOHAN C.MENON

                For Respondent  : No Appearance

The Hon'ble MR. Justice K.K.DENESAN

 Dated :15/12/2006

 O R D E R
                            K.K.DENESAN, J.

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                       WP(C)No. 31348 OF 2006

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               Dated this the 15th December, 2006.



                                JUDGMENT

The petitioner is now working as Keezhshanthi in

Njeezhur Devaswom under the Kaduthuruthy Sub Group,

Ettumanoor group of the respondent Board. His grievance is

that despite applications filed by him, the respondents

have not considered his request to be posted as

Keezhshanthi in Ettumanoor temple.

2. Standing counsel for respondents 1 to 3 submits

that the petitioner has not completed three years in

Njeezhur Devaswom and his turn for transfer to any other

temple has not reached. It is also contended that the

claim of one Neelakantan Namboothiri has already been

considered by this Court in W.P(C) 29294/06 and a judgment

has been rendered to consider the case of Neelakantan

Namboothiri for a posting consequent on the application

filed by the fifth respondent therein who is now working as

Keezhshanthi in Ettumanoor temple for change of category

for some period due to his illhealth and that the

respondents will have to consider the request made by the

Neelakantan Namboothiri in the light of the judgment of

this Court.

3. I think the petitioner shall be allowed to make a

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fresh request for appropriate consideration by the

competent authority at the time of general transfers during

February-March 2007. Counsel for the petitioner Shri.

Mohan C. Menon submits that an application will be filed by

the petitioner for appropriate consideration during the

general transfers of 2007. Writ petition is disposed of

directing the third respondent to take up for consideration

the application, if any, that may be filed by the

petitioner along with other applications and dispose of the

same in accordance with the norms prescribed therefor.

K.K.DENESAN

Judge

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