IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.S.GOPINATHAN MONDAY, THE 22ND FEBRUARY 2010 / 3RD PHALGUNA 1931 WP(C).No. 1441 of 2010(E) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------- V.M.SUDHAKARAN, S/O.PALLASANA PADMANABHA MARAR, EDAKKA PLAYER, GURUVAYOOR DEVASWOM, GURUVAYOOR. BY ADVS. MR.M.KRISHNAKUMAR, SMT.PRABHA R.MENON. RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- 1. THE GURUVAYOOR DEVASWOM MANAGING COMMITTEE, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN, GURUVAYOOR DEVASWOM, GURUVAYOOR 2. THE ADMINISTRATOR GURUVAYOOR DEVASWOM, GURUVAYOOR. 3. GOPALAN NAIR RAVI, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, CO-ORDINATOR, CHITTORE HOUSE, MUKKOLAKKAL, NEDUMANGAD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R1 & R2 BY ADV. MR.V.KRISHNA MENON R3 BY ADVS.MR.T.A.UNNIKRISHNAN, MR.K.SATHEESH KUMAR. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 22/02/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss WPC.NO.1441/2010 E APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1: COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT DTD. 16/11/1999. P2: COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT DTD. 15/11/2009. P3: COPY OF THE LETTER DTD. 19/06/2009 ISSUED BYTHE 3RD RESPONDENT TO 1ST RESPONDENT. P4: COPY OF RESOLUTION OF 1ST RESPONDENT DTD. 16/07/2009. P5: COPY OF THE LETTER DTD. 17/07/2007 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO 3RD RESPONDENT. P6: COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE 2ND RESPONDENT. P7: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER TO THE 1ST RESPONDENT ON 27/11/2009. P8: COPY OF THE REPLY FROM THE DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR DTD. 19/10/2009. P9: COPY OF THE ARTICLE ABOUT EDAKKA FROM WEBSITE www.guruvayudevaswom.org. P10: COPY OF THE NOTE ON STORIES BY SRI.PARAMESHWARA PANICKER, FORMER KRISHNATTAM VESHAM ARTIST. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBIT: R1(A): COPY OF THE REPORT DTD. 21/01/2010 OF THE SENIOR ASAN OF KRISHNANATTOM. /TRUE COPY/ P.S.TO JUDGE Kss Thottathil B.Radhakrishnan & P.S.Gopinathan, JJ. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = W.P(C)No.1441 of 2010-S = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Dated this the 22nd day of February, 2010. Judgment Thottathil B.Radhakrishnan, J. The petitioner states that he is an Edakka Artist and is an accomplished Edakka player. He says that he is part of the Krishnanattam Troupe of Kalanilayam under the Guruvayur Devaswom and that he is the only Edakka player in the service of the Guruvayur Devaswom eligible to perform in public programmes while the other Edakka player in the service of Guruvayur Devaswom is to serve exclusively in connection with the ceremonies inside the Temple. He says that while the Krishnanattam Troupe is proceeding on a programme to France, he alone has been excluded from the team. At this distance of time, we notice that the team without including him has apparently WPC1441/10 -: 2 :- been cleared and the third respondent, who is the Co-ordinator of the programme, is an individual, who has to take up the responsibility of the movement of the programme team for the performance in Paris. He has appeared in person and states that at this distance of time, it will even be impossible to negotiate or have a re- thinking, since the programme is due to commence on 9th March, 2010. Though the learned counsel for the petitioner states that the exclusion of the Edakka player will not be in the interest of the team, we are afraid that it is not within the matters for judicial review to decide upon such controversies. We do not find any ground to issue any orders in favour of the petitioner. The writ petition fails. The same is accordingly dismissed. Thottathil B.Radhakrishnan,Judge. P.S.Gopinathan,Judge. Sha/2202