{"id":4871,"date":"2007-10-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-10-15T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/r-ayyappan-vs-the-travancore-devaswom-board-on-16-october-2007"},"modified":"2016-04-23T03:55:08","modified_gmt":"2016-04-22T22:25:08","slug":"r-ayyappan-vs-the-travancore-devaswom-board-on-16-october-2007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/r-ayyappan-vs-the-travancore-devaswom-board-on-16-october-2007","title":{"rendered":"R.Ayyappan vs The Travancore Devaswom Board on 16 October, 2007"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">R.Ayyappan vs The Travancore Devaswom Board on 16 October, 2007<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nWP(C) No. 30617 of 2007(T)\n\n\n1. R.AYYAPPAN, PROPRIETOR, AYYAPPA OIL\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. THE TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. THE COMMISSIONER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM\n\n3. THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER, SABARIMALA,\n\n4. STATE OF KERALA REP.BY THE SECRETARY,\n\n                For Petitioner  :DR.K.P.KYLASANATHA PILLAY\n\n                For Respondent  : No Appearance\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice K.S.RADHAKRISHNAN\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice A.K.BASHEER\n\n Dated :16\/10\/2007\n\n O R D E R\n           K.S.RADHAKRISHNAN &amp; A.K.BASHEER, JJ.\n\n          - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -\n\n                           W.P.(C)No.30617 OF 2007\n\n          - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -\n\n                 Dated this the 16th day of October, 2007\n\n\n                                      JUDGMENT\n<\/pre>\n<p>Radhakrishnan, J<\/p>\n<p>       Writ   petition   is   filed   with   a   prayer   to   issue   a   writ   of<\/p>\n<p>mandamus   or   any   other   writ   or   order   directing   the   second<\/p>\n<p>respondent to consider Ext.P8 after hearing petitioner within<\/p>\n<p>a stipulated  time.    Since the matter  is pending consideration<\/p>\n<p>before   the   second   respondent\/Commissioner,   writ   petition   is<\/p>\n<p>disposed   of   with   a   direction   to   the   second   respondent   to<\/p>\n<p>consider   Ext.P8   and   pass   orders   in   accordance   with   law<\/p>\n<p>without any delay.\n<\/p>\n<p>                                              K.S.RADHAKRISHNAN, JUDGE<\/p>\n<p>                                                             A.K.BASHEER, JUDGE<\/p>\n<p>jes<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court R.Ayyappan vs The Travancore Devaswom Board on 16 October, 2007 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM WP(C) No. 30617 of 2007(T) 1. R.AYYAPPAN, PROPRIETOR, AYYAPPA OIL &#8230; Petitioner Vs 1. THE TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, &#8230; Respondent 2. THE COMMISSIONER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM 3. THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER, SABARIMALA, 4. 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