IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN MONDAY, THE 31ST AUGUST 2009 / 9TH BHADRA 1931 WP(C).No. 25302 of 2009(G) -------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------- K.S.SANKARAN NAMBOOTHIRI, MELSANTHI, ARANMULA DEVASWOM, ARANMULA GROUP, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD. BY ADV. SRI.P.N.PURUSHOTHAMA KAIMAL SRI.P.JAYAKRISHNA KAIMAL RESPONDENTS: ---------------- 1. TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, REP.BY ITS SECRETARY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, NANDANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY SRI.P. GOPAL, SC, TDB. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 31/08/2009,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.N. RAVINDRAN, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No. 25302 OF 2009 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 31st day of August, 2009 JUDGMENT Heard Sri.P.N.Purushothama Kaimal, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Sri.P.Gopal, the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the respondents. 2. The petitioner is a temple employee in the service of the Travancore Devaswom Board. In this Writ Petition he seeks continuance in service till the end of the current financial year. He relies on Ext.P1 Government order and Rule 60(a) of Part I, KSR as amended. 3. I have by judgment delivered on 28.08.2009 in WP(C) No.20462 of 2009 and connected cases held that Devaswom employees are not entitled to continue in service beyond the last day of the month in which they attain the age of 55 years. It was held that Ext.P1 Government order or amended Rule 60(a) of Part I, KSR have no application to employees of the Travancore Devaswom Board. Therefore the petitioner's claim for the benefits flowing from Ext.P1 Government order or amended Rule 60(a) of Part I, KSR W.P(C).No. 25302 OF 2009 -:2:- cannot be granted. Further, the service conditions of temple employees of the Travancore Devaswom Board are not governed by the provisions of the Kerala Service Rules. I therefore find no merit in this writ petition. The writ petition fails and is accordingly dismissed. (P.N. RAVINDRAN, JUDGE) ttb W.P(C).No. 25302 OF 2009 -:3:-