{"id":167191,"date":"2008-07-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-07-14T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/gopala-krishnan-nair-vs-the-travancore-devaswom-board-on-15-july-2008"},"modified":"2015-01-21T04:25:11","modified_gmt":"2015-01-20T22:55:11","slug":"gopala-krishnan-nair-vs-the-travancore-devaswom-board-on-15-july-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/gopala-krishnan-nair-vs-the-travancore-devaswom-board-on-15-july-2008","title":{"rendered":"Gopala Krishnan Nair vs The Travancore Devaswom Board on 15 July, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Gopala Krishnan Nair vs The Travancore Devaswom Board on 15 July, 2008<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nWP(C).No. 2836 of 2006(K)\n\n\n1. GOPALA KRISHNAN NAIR, SECRETARY,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n2. M.G.PRADEEP KUMAR, AGED 33,\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. THE TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. THE DEVASWOM COMMISSION, OFFICE OF THE\n\n3. THE ASSISTANT DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER,\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.S.VIDYASAGAR\n\n                For Respondent  :SRI.K.N.VENUGOPALA PANICKER, SC, TDB\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice V.K.MOHANAN\n\n Dated :15\/07\/2008\n\n O R D E R\n             C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR\n                  &amp; V.K.MOHANAN, JJ.\n          ---------------------------------------------\n             W.P(C).No. 2836 of 2006 K\n          ---------------------------------------------\n           Dated this the 15th day of July, 2008\n\n                     J U D G M E N T\n<\/pre>\n<p>Ramachandran Nair,J:\n<\/p>\n<p>          The prayer in the writ petition is for extension<\/p>\n<p>of the period of the Temple Advisory Committee by six<\/p>\n<p>months from 2004-05.        The writ petition has become<\/p>\n<p>infructuous by efflux of time and accordingly, the same is<\/p>\n<p>closed.\n<\/p>\n<p>                            C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR,<br \/>\n                                              Judge<\/p>\n<p>                                        V.K.MOHANAN,<br \/>\n                                               Judge<\/p>\n<p>MBS\/<\/p>\n<p>WP(C) NO.\n<\/p>\n<p>             :-2-:\n<\/p>\n<p>             C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR &amp;<br \/>\n                      V.K.MOHANAN, JJ.\n<\/p>\n<p>             &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;\n<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>                   I.T.A.NO. 81 OF 2000\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>                 &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>                        J U D G M E N T<\/p>\n<p>WP(C) NO.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>             :-3-:\n<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>                  DATED:17-6-2008<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court Gopala Krishnan Nair vs The Travancore Devaswom Board on 15 July, 2008 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM WP(C).No. 2836 of 2006(K) 1. GOPALA KRISHNAN NAIR, SECRETARY, &#8230; Petitioner 2. M.G.PRADEEP KUMAR, AGED 33, Vs 1. THE TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD &#8230; Respondent 2. THE DEVASWOM COMMISSION, OFFICE OF THE 3. 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