IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 31ST MAY 2011 / 10TH JYAISHTA 1933 WP(C).No. 14578 of 2011(V) --------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- N.VENU CHETTIAR, ARYA SAMOOHAM, EAST GATE, VAIKOM.P.O., VAIKOM, DISTRICT KOTTAYAM. BY ADV. SRI.K.REGHU KOTTAPPURAM RESPONDENT(S): ------------------- 1. PRADEEP KUMAR, NADASWARAM LAVANAM, UDAYAMPEROOR DEVASWOM, UDAYAMPEROOR, ERNAKULAM-682 307. 2. THE ASSISTANT DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,VAIKOM, DISTRICT KOTTAYAM- 686 141. 3. THE DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, NANDANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001 4. THE TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, NANDNCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. ADV. MR.P. GOPAL, SC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 31/05/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.14578 OF 2011 ---------------------------------------------- Dated this the 31st day of May, 2011 JUDGMENT The petitioner is working as a Nadaswaram Lavanam in Vaikom Devaswom since 1.7.2008. By Ext.P1 order, he has been transferred to Udaymperoor. According to the petitioner, the transfer is in violation of the transfer norms. Therefore, the petitioner has filed Ext.P2 appeal before the 3rd respondent. The petitioner seeks a direction to the 3rd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P2 expeditiously. Having heard the learned Standing Counsel for the Devaswom Board also, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 3rd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P2 appeal, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner and the 1st respondent, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE acd