IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN MONDAY, THE 29TH SEPTEMBER 2008 / 7TH ASWINA 1930 WP(C).No. 28814 of 2008(E) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- VASUDEVAN NAMBOOTHIRI .K.E., 'SANTHI', NANNOOR DEVASWOM, TRIKANNAPURAM SUB GROUP, THIRUVALLA GROUP, THIRUVALLA. BY ADV. SRI.S.KRISHNAMOORTHY RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY, NANDANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. ASSISTANT DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER, THIRUVALLA GROUP, THIRUVALLA. 4. KESHAVAN NAMBOOTHIRI, 'SANTHI', MEENTHALAKARA DEVASWOM, MEENTHALA KARA, THIRUVALLA GROUP, THIRUVALLA. BY SC FOR TDB SRI.K.N.VENUGOPALA PANICKER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 29/09/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. ------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.28814 of 2008 ------------------------------- Dated this the 29th September, 2008. J U D G M E N T The petitioner is presently working as 'Santhi' at Nannoor Devaswom. He has preferred Ext.P3 appeal before the second respondent Devaswom Commissioner, aggrieved by the transfer of 4th respondent to Meenthalakara Devaswom, overlooking his claim for a posting in the said Devaswom. Petitioner has filed this writ petition praying for expeditious disposal of Ext.P3 appeal, after affording him an opportunity of being heard. 2. I have heard Sri.S.Krishnamoorthy, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Sri.K.N.Venugopala Panicker, the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the Travancore Devaswom Board. The learned Standing Counsel, on instructions submits that as petitioner has invoked the remedy available to him, under paragraph 12 of Ext.P2 circular, the second respondent will consider Ext.P3 appeal and take a W.P.(C) No.28814 of 2008 2 decision thereon, after hearing the petitioner and the 4th respondent, within a time frame. In the result, recording the submission of the learned Standing Counsel, I dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the second respondent to consider and pass orders in Ext.P3 appeal, within one month from today, after affording the petitioner and the 4th respondent an opportunity of being heard. P.N.RAVINDRAN, JUDGE nj.