IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 4TH MARCH 2011 / 13TH PHALGUNA 1932 WP(C).No. 10889 of 2006(U) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- S.SOMAN, NADASWARAM ARTIST, VISHNUTHUKAVU DEVASWOM, THIRUMULLAVARAM SUB GROUP, KOLLAM (SANGEETHA BHAVAN, THIRUMULLAVARAM, KOLLAM). BY ADVS. SRI.K.KARTHIKEYA PANICKER, SMT.DAYA K. PANICKER. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. THE TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE ASSISTANT DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, KOLLAM. R1 TO R3 BY SRI.P.G.PARAMESWARA PANICKER, SENIOR ADVOCATE, ADV. SRI.P.GOPAL, S.C, T.D.B. ADV. SRI. ANCHAL C. VIJAYAN. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 04/03/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C). NO.10889/2006-U: APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS: EXT.P.1: COPY OF THE APPLICATION DTD. 16/02/2005 BEFORE THE R.2. EXT.P.2: COPY OF THE LETTER DTD. 18/02/2005 ISSUED BY R.3. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL. //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE. Prv. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.10889/2006-U ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 4th day of March, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is seeking for a direction to appoint him as a Nadaswaram Teacher in the Kshetra Kalapeedom, Kottarakkara. 2. In the counter affidavit filed by the Travancore Devaswom Board it is pointed out that there is no Kshetra Kalapeedom at Kottarakkara. Apart from that, the Board is imparting temple arts through the Kshetra Kalapeedams at Vykkom and Koikkal Palace, Attingal and at present there is no vacancy of Nadaswaram Teacher in these Kshetra Kalapeedams and, therefore, the petitioner could not be considered for appointing him as a Teacher. 3. If the Board publishes a notification inviting application, it is open to the petitioner to submit an application. With the above observation, the writ petition is dismissed. No costs. Sd/- (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms