IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 17TH JUNE 2011 / 27TH JYAISHTA 1933 WP(C).No. 16049 of 2011(E) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- R.DEVARAJAN POTTI, AGED 41 YEARS, S/O. V.RAMAKRISHNAN POTTI, TC 28/1191, PANDARATHAPPU, SWARA-56, SREEKANDESWARAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. (WORKING AS MELSANTHI, THIRUVALLAM DEVASWOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM.) BY ADV. SRI.D.AJITHKUMAR RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, NANTHANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 003. 2. THE DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, NANTHANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 003. 3. ASSISTANT DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. 4. ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER, THIRUVALLAM DEVASWOM, THIRUVALLAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 006. 5. N.KRISHNAN POTTI, VALIYASALA DEVASWOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 006. 6. SYAM S.KUMAR, SANTHI, CHENGALLOOR DEVASWOM, THIRUMALA P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 006. 7. V.NAGARAJAN POTTI, SANTHI, VATTAVILA DEVASWOM, THIRUMALA P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 006. ADV. SRI.G.BIJU,SC,TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD FOR R1-R4 GOVT. PLEADER SHRI.SANDESH RAJA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 17/06/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C).No. 16049/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER(S)' EXHIBITS P1. COPY OF THE TRANSFER ORDER DTD.20.5.11 BY R2. P2. COPY OF THE OBJECTION TO Ext.P1 DTD.24.5.11. P3. COPY OF THE ORDER DTD.7.6.11 OF R2. P4. COPY OF THE APPEAL DTD.13.6.11. sdk+ ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P.(C).No. 16049 of 2011 ================== Dated this the 17th day of June, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a Melsanthi in Thiruvallam Devaswom. During the general transfer this year, the petitioner opted for Sankumukham Devaswom, Vattavila Devaswom and Kamaleswaram Devaswom. But the 2nd respondent has transferred the petitioner as Keezhsanthi in Valiyasala Devaswom. According to the petitioner, it is against the norms, since the petitioner had already worked for about seven years in Valiyasala Devaswom and the petitioner's brother is working as Melsanthi in Valiyasala Devaswom. Against the transfer, the petitioner has filed Ext.P4 representation before the 1st respondent. The petitioner seeks a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P4 expeditiously. Having heard the learned standing counsel for the Devaswom Board also, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P4, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within two weeks from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge 2