IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR MONDAY, THE 5TH OCTOBER 2009 / 13TH ASWINA 1931 WA.No. 2162 of 2009() --------------------- AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT/ORDER IN WPC.12197/2008 Dated 18/06/2009 .................... APPELLANT(S): PETITIONERS ------------------------- 1. S.KESAVAN NAMBOOTHIRI, SANTHY, MINOR SREE NARAYANAPURAM DEVASWOM, KUNNAMANGALAM SUB GROUP, MAVELIKKARA GROUP. 2. S.EASWARAN NAMBOOTHIRI, SANTHY, MINOR PAYIPPADU DEVASWOM, THRIPPAKULAM SUB GROUP, MAVELIKKARA GROUP. BY ADV. SRI.J.OM PRAKASH RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE ASSISTANT DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER, MAVELIKKARA GROUP. STANDING COUNSEL SRI.P.GOPAL THIS WRIT APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 05/10/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: KURIAN JOSEPH & C.T.RAVIKUMAR,JJ ------------------------------------------ W.A. No.2162 of 2009 -------------------------------- Dated this the 5th day of October,2009 JUDGMENT Kurian Joseph.J Appellants are the writ petitioners. They approached the court praying for a direction to to the Devaswom Board to consider Ext.P3 representation. In Ext.P3 representation they have requested the board that after their tenure as Melsanthis in Chettikulangara Temple,they may be given similar treatment as that of Melsanthis of Sabarimala and Malikappuram. Learned standing counsel for Devaswom Board submits that the method of appointment of Melsanthis in Sabarimala and Malikappuram is different from that of appointment of Melsanthis in Chettikulangara.It is further submitted that going by the guidelines, a treatment similar to Exts.P1 and P2 cannot be given petitioners. The learned Single Judge dismissed the writ petition without prejudice to the liberty to petitioners seeking transfer and posting, as per the guidelines. 2. Once guideline are framed, the transfer and posting can be made only in accordance with the guidelines. In order to consider the prayer made in Ext.P3, the guidelines are to be modified, giving W.A. No.2162 of 2009 2 the power to the Board to relax the guideline or giving power to the Board to give similar treatment to Chettikulangara Temple as that of Sabarimala and Malikappuram. Therefore it is for the petitioners to approach the Board for appropriate modifications in the guidelines. Writ appeal is disposed of as above. KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE C.T.RAVIKUMAR,JUDGE ssn