IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI THURSDAY, THE 28TH FEBRUARY 2008 / 9TH PHALGUNA 1929 WP(C).No. 5484 of 2008(C) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ 1. TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM WATCHERS WELFARE ASSOCIATION (REG.NO.T.2186/2005) REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, V.S.ANILKUMAR (RESIDING AT KODIVILAKKATHU VEEDU, THIRUVALLAM P.O., TRIVANDRUM). 2. G.SREEKUMAR, WATCHER, PALKULANGARA DEVASWOM, (MELE CHAMATHOTTATHU VEEDU, MULLOOR P.O., VIZHINJAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM). BY ADV. SRI.K.KARTHIKEYA PANICKER SMT.DAYA K. PANICKER RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, DEVASWOM BUILDING, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE COMMISSIONER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.D.SREEKUMAR, SC, TDB THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 28/02/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V.GIRI,J. ------------------------- W.P ( C) No. 5484 of 2008 -------------------------- Dated this the 28th February, 2008 J U D G M E N T Petitioners challenge Exhibit P3 order passed by the Travancore Devaswom Board rejecting the request made by the petitioners for including Watchmen in the Establishment Wing of the Travancore Devaswom Board. I have gone through Exhibit P3 order which elaborately considers each one of the contentions raised by the petitioners. In my view, no grounds have been made out by the petitioners to interfere with Exhibit P3. It is up to the Board – statutory authority and the employer to decide whether the Watchers should be included in the Contingent wing or Establishment Wing of the Devaswom. The nature of the duties discharged by the Watchers vis-à-vis Santhi,Kazhakam, Thali and Guards have been elaborately considered in Exhibit P3. Hitherto Watchers have been included only in the contingent wing and not in the establishment wing. The order does not W.P ( C) No. 5484 of 2008 2 reflect any violation of the constitutional provisions or statutory rules. Having heard the Learned counsel for the petitioner and, Mr.D.Sreekumar, the learned standing counsel for the Devaswom Board, I am of view that no grounds have been made out to interfere with Exhibit P3. The writ petition is therefore, dismissed. (V.GIRI, JUDGE) ma W.P ( C) No. 5484 of 2008 2 K.THANKAPPAN,J CRL.A. NO.92 OF 1999 ORDER 25th May, 2007