IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.K.MOHANAN MONDAY, THE 23RD JUNE 2008 / 2ND ASHADHA 1930 WP(C).No. 16226 of 2005(F) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ K. KUNHIRAMAN, S/O. KELAPPAN, AGED 68 YEARS, GENERAL SECRETARY OF THE PERUMAL SEVA SANGAM, NON-HEREDITARY TRUSTEE, SREE KOTTIYOOR TEMPLE, KANNUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.A.P.CHANDRASEKHARAN (SR.) SMT.PRABHA R.MENON SRI.M.KRISHNAKUMAR RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. SRI. AKKAL KARUNAKARA NAIR, HEREDITARY-TRUSTEE, SREE KOTTIYOOR DEVASWOM, KANNUR DISTRICT. 2. K.C. VELAYUDHAN NAIR, DO. 3. T. KARUNAKARAN NAIR, DO. 4. K. SANKARAN NAIR, HEREDITARY TRUSTEE, SREE KOTTIYOOR DEVASWOM, KANNUR DISTRICT. 5. SRI. NANDIYARVALLY NARAYANAN NAMBOODIRI, NON-HEREDITARY TRUSTEE, SREE KOTTIYOOR TEMPLE. 6. SRI. SANKARAVARMA VALIYA RAJA, DO. 7. SRI. A. ASHOK KUMAR, TAHSILDR, DO. 8. A.M GOPALAN, PRESIDENT, KOTTIYOOR PERUMAL SEVA SANGAM, NON-HEREDITARY TRUSTEE, SREE KOTTIYOOR TEMPLE. 9. THE COMMISSIONER, HR & CE (ADMN) DEPARTMENT, KOZHIKODE-20. BY SMT.SMITHA, GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.P.V.JAYACHANDRAN FOR R1 TO R4 SRI.M.G.ASHOKAN FOR R5 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 23/06/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WPC NO.16226/2005 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS P1 : COPY OF ORDER OF THE COMMISISONER DATED 23/09/2004. P2 : COPY OF THE MINUTES OF the MEETING DATED 11/01/2005. P3 : COPY OF the ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONER DATED 01/03/2005. P4 : COPY OF THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING DATED 11/05/2005. P5 : COPY OF THE COMMISSIONER'S ORDER DATED 15/01/2004. //TRUE COPY// PA TO JUDGE. jg C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR & V.K.MOHANAN, JJ. ------------------------- WP(C) No. 16226 of 2005 --------------------------------- Dated, this the 23rd day of June, 2008 J U D G M E N T Ramachandran Nair, J. Petitioner is one of the non-hereditary trustees demanding remuneration for participation in the Akkara-Kottiyoor festival conducted in the Forest based on decision of the trustees. It is seen from Ext.P3 that Commissioner has declined the same because of scheme MFA 74/88 framed by this Court for the administration of the temple does not provide for it. We feel, modification of scheme is required, if remuneration to non-hereditary trustees is to be approved. We, therefore, close the writ petition leaving freedom to petitioner to apply for modification of the scheme either by himself or with other trustees, whether hereditary or non-hereditary, or all of them combined. (C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE) (V.K.MOHANAN, JUDGE) jg