IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN THURSDAY, THE 3RD MARCH 2011 / 12TH PHALGUNA 1932 WP(C).No. 5715 of 2011(L) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ K.M.VISHNU NAMBEESAN, EXECUTIVE OFFICER, MALABAR DEVASWOM BOARD, SRI.MANNAMPURATHKAVU TEMPLE, HOSDURG TALUK, KASARAGOD DISTRICT. BY ADVS. SMT.VIDHYA. A.C., SRI.A.C.VENUGOPAL. RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------- 1. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GOVT. OF KERALA, REVENUE (DEVASWOMS) DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. 2. THE COMMISSIONER, MALABAR DEVASWOM BOARD, KOZHIKODE-673 001. R1 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. ANTONY MUKKATH R2 BY ADV. SRI.K.MOHANAKANNAN,SC,MALABAR DEVASWOM BOARD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 03/03/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss S. SIRI JAGAN, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)No. 5715 of 2011 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 3rd day of March, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner filed this writ petition while the petitioner was working as Second Grade Executive Officer in the Malabar Devaswom Board. During the pendency of this writ petition, the petitioner has retired from service on 28.02.2011. The petitioner has filed this writ petition with the grievance that the petitioner has not been given the grade promotion due to the petitioner. The petitioner seeks the following reliefs: “(a) issue a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to promote the petitioner as Grade I Executive Officer in any of the existing vacancies in the Malabar Devaswom Board forthwith. (b) issue such other and further writ order or direction which this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to issue in the facts and circumstances of the case. (c) issue an interim direction to promote the petitioner as Grade I Executive Officer in the Malabar Devaswom Board forthwith subject to the final decision in the writ petition.” 2. The learned standing counsel for the Devaswom W.P.(C)No. 5715 of 2011 -2- Board submits that if the petitioner makes a representation in that regard it would be considered and dispose of expeditiously. 3. Having heard both sides, I dispose of this writ petition with the following directions: If the petitioner files a representation before the 2nd respondent, the 2nd respondent shall consider and pass orders on the same after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Sd/- S. SIRI JAGAN JUDGE //True copy// P.A. TO JUDGE shg/