IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI FRIDAY, THE 30TH MAY 2008 / 9TH JYAISHTA 1930 WP(C).No. 15812 of 2008(G) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ K.S.SANKARAN NAMBOOTHIRI, MELSANTHI, ARANMULA DEVASWOM, ARANMULA GROUP, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD. BY ADV. SRI.K.A.ABDUL SALAM SRI.P.N.PURUSHOTHAMA KAIMAL RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, DEVASWOM BOARD BUILDING, NANDANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE COMMISSIONER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, NANDANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, ARANMULA GROUP. 4. MOHANA RAO, KEEZHSANTHI, CHENGANNUR DEVASWOM, ARANMULA GROUP, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD. BY SC SRI.D.SREEKUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 30/05/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V.GIRI, J ------------------- W.P.(C).15812/2008 -------------------- Dated this the 30th day of May, 2008 JUDGMENT Petitioner, who is working as melsanthi in Aranmula Devaswom, which is stated to be an Administrative Officer Grade Devaswom, is aggrieved by Ext.P6 order of transfer by which he has been transferred from Aranmula to Budhanoor. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that since the petitioner has only 18 months for retirement from service, in terms of clause 15 of Ext.P4 guidelines he is not liable to be transferred from the place where he is currently serving. Learned counsel for the Devaswom points out that in terms of clause 17, there is an exception to the said rule in the case of melsanthi serving in Administrative Officer Grade Devaswom Office. 2. I do not propose to consider the merits of the contentions of the petitioner as regards the transfer effected under Ext.P6 for the reason that the petitioner has preferred an appeal before the Commissioner as Ext.P7. W.P.(C).15812/2008 2 3. In the result, writ petition is disposed of directing the second respondent to consider Ext.P7 and pass orders thereon, after hearing the petitioner as also the fourth respondent within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Petitioner shall be permitted to continue in Aranmula Devaswom till orders are passed on Ext.P7 by the Commissioner. Petitioner shall produce a copy of the writ petition also along with a copy of the judgment before the second respondent. V.GIRI, Judge mrcs