IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 3RD SEPTEMBER 2010 / 12TH BHADRA 1932 WP(C).No. 27470 of 2010(G) --------------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- KESAVAN NAMBOOTHIRI.A., S/O. SAMBU NAMBOOTHIRI, AGED 42 YEARS, MELSANTHI, THAVURIYATT TEMPLE, RAMANTHALI (RESIDING AT ANALAKKATTILLAM, KARANTHAD P.O.) RAMANTHALI VIA, KANNUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. MR.T.V.JAYAKUMAR NAMBOODIRI RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. ASSISTNAT COMMISIONER, MALABAR DEVASWOM BOARD, NELESWARAM, KASARGOD DISTRICT. 2. MANAGING TRUSTEE, THAVURIYATT TEMPLE, RAMANTHALI, RAMANTHALI. P.O., KANNUR DISTRICT-670 532. ADV. MR.K.MOHANAKANNAN,SC,MALABAR DEVASWOM FOR R1 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 03/09/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------ W.P.(C) No.27470 OF 2010 ------------------------------- Dated this the 3rd day of September, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is the 'Melsanthi' of Sree Thavuriyatt Temple. The petitioner received pay scale of 'Melsanthi' for two years. The petitioner's grievance in this writ petition is that he is not now being paid in the pay scale applicable to 'Melsanthi'. Raising this complaint, the petitioner has filed Ext.P1 petition before the first respondent. The petitioner seeks a direction to the first respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.p1 expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the first respondent also. Having heard both sides, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the first respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P1, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner as well as the second respondent as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE acd