IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 24TH NOVEMBER 2010 / 3RD AGRAHAYANA 1932 WP(C).No. 35251 of 2010(F) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- SHREEJU SARMA C.V, S/O.UNNIKRISHNAN UNNI CHEMBAKASSERY MADAM, CHERYANADU, CHENGANNUR, WORKING AS KAZHAKAM, ARANMULA GROUP OF TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM. BY ADVS. SMT.JEENA JOSEPH, SRI.G.D.PANICKER, SMT.GISA SUSAN THOMAS. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM- 695 001. 2. ASST DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER ARANMULA GROUP, AMBALAPPUZHA, ALAPPUZHA- 688 565. 3. SUB GROUP OFFICER, ARANMULA GROUP CHERIYANADU TEMPLE, CHEIRUNADU - 689 511. R1 TO R3 BY SRI. P. GOPAL, S.C, T.D.B. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 24/11/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. S. SIRI JAGAN, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)No.35251 of 2010 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 24th day of November, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner, who is a 'karanma kazhakam' at Sree Bala Subramaniya Swami Kshetram, Cheriyanadu, has been appointed on special duty at Sabarimala. According to the petitioner, Kazhakam at Sree Bala Subramaniya Swami Temple can be done only by the members of the petitioner's family and therefore the petitioner's appointment at Sabarimala for special duty will put the kazhakam duties of Sree Bala Subramaniya Swami Temple in disarray. Therefore, according to the petitioner, the petitioner is not liable to be posted at Sabarimala. Therefore the petitioner seeks the following reliefs: “(i) issue a writ of certiorari or any other appropriate writ, direction or order quashing Ext.P2 order passed by the 3rd respondent; (ii) issue a direction to the 3rd respondent to consider Ext.P3 representation and pass orders allowing the petitioner to continue in Sree Bala Subramaniya Swamy Kshetram as 'karanma kazhakam';” W.P.(C)No.35251 of 2010 -2- 2. The learned standing counsel for the Devaswom Board submits that, this is not a transfer but only a posting on special duty for the present Sabarimala season and therefore there is nothing wrong in the orders posting the petitioner on special duty at Sabarimala. 3. I am not inclined to go into the merits of the contentions of the parties in view of the request of the petitioner to direct the 2nd respondent to consider his grievance appropriately. Therefore, if the petitioner files a representation before the 2nd respondent in the matter, the 2nd respondent shall consider the same in accordance with law and pass appropriate orders within two weeks from the date of receipt of such application. This writ petition is disposed of with the above direction. S. SIRI JAGAN JUDGE shg/