IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR TUESDAY, THE 27TH JANUARY 2009 / 7TH MAGHA 1930 WP(C).No. 1015 of 2009(U) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- K.N.SREEKUMAR,KURUPPAMKUNNEL, THAVALAKKUZHI,ETTUMANOOR. BY ADV. SRI.S.KRISHNAMOORTHY RESPONDENT(S): ---------------- 1. TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,REP.BY ITS SECRETARY,NANDAKODU,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE COMMISSIONER,TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,NANDANKODU,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. STATE OF KERALA REP.BY CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA,GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. ADV. SRI.V.KRISHNA MENON FOR R1 GOVT. PLEADER SRI. R. LAKSHMI NARAYAN-R3 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 27/01/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.R. RAMAN & C.T. RAVIKUMAR, JJ. --------------------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) NO. 1015 OF 2009 --------------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 27th day of January, 2009 JUDGMENT Raman J. The relief sought for in this Writ Petition is for a direction to the respondents to evolve a proper crowd management system at Sabarimala without causing any difficulties to the devotees and also to have drinking water facility to the devotees standing in the queue. 2. Since the festival season for the current year is over, these aspects will have to be considered in the ensuing year. It is open to the petitioner to approach this Court at a later occasion in case during the next year arrangements are not made for such crowd management system and for providing drinking water. The Writ Petition is closed without prejudice to the right of the petitioner to approach this Court. (P.R. RAMAN) JUDGE (C.T. RAVIKUMAR) JUDGE sp/ 2 P.R. RAMAN & C.T. RAVIKUMAR, JJ. W.P.(C)NO. 1015/2009 JUDGMENT 27th January, 2009