IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.K.MOHANAN MONDAY, THE 24TH MARCH, 2008 / 4TH CHAITHRA, 1930 WP(C).No. 9663 of 2008(A) PETITIONER: ---------------- CHANDRABOSE, S/O.KUTTAN, AGED 70 YEARS, SECRETARY, AKHILA BHARATHA AYYAPPA SEVA SANGHAM REG.NO.948/78, VADAKKUMPURAM, MOOTHAKUNNAM P.O., PARAVOOR. BY ADV. SRI.M.RAMESH CHANDER RESPONDENTS: ------------------- 1. THE TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, REP. BY THE SECRETARY, TRIVANDRUM. 2. ASSISTANT DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER, PARAVUR. 3. SPECIAL GROUP OFFICER, PRAVUR GROUP. 4. ADVISORY COMMITTEE, ANDIPPILLIKAVU BHAGAVATHY TEMPLE, MOOTHAKUNNAM P.O., NORTH PARAVOOR, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. R1 TO R3 BY ADV. SRI.K.N.VENUGOPALA PANICKER, SC, TDB THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 24/03/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.R.RAMAN & V.K.MOHANAN, JJ. --------------------------------------------- W.P(C).No. 9663 of 2008 A --------------------------------------------- Dated this the 24th day of March, 2008 J U D G M E N T Raman,J: The petitioner is the Secretary of the Akhila Bharatha Ayyappa Seva Sangham, Paravoor. Andippillikavu Bhagavathy Temple is stated to be a famous temple under the Travancore Devaswom Board. The petitioner has stated that their sanghom is doing yeoman service to the devotees who come to the temple and offering 'അനദന ' (free food) to the devotees daily. According to the petitioner, recently, respondents 2 and 3 had nominated certain members to the Advisory Committee. It is alleged that the new members are not interested in conducting the festival in the temple and the members of the Seva Sangham are avoided in conducting the festival. It is the apprehension of the petitioner that the festival commencing on 8.4.2008 will not be conducted religiously and the poojas and other things which have been conducted as per the custom will not be WP(C) NO. 9663 of 2008 :-2-: conducted by the fourth respondent. 2. The Standing Counsel appears for respondents 1 to 3. In view of the order we propose to pass in this writ petition, it is not necessary to issue notice to the fourth respondent. Standing Counsel submits that the complaint against the political image of the persons nominated by respondents 2 and 3 has not been directly complained to the Travancore Devaswom Board. Therefore, it is not necessary to go into that question. 3. It is submitted by the Standing Counsel appearing for the Travancore Devaswom Board that it is only the misapprehension of the petitioner that the festival will not be conducted as usual in the previous year. According to the Standing Counsel, the festival will be conducted in accordance with the custom and practice as in the previous year and devotees need not have any such apprehension as alleged in the writ petition. WP(C) NO. 9663 of 2008 :-3-: 4. We record the submission of the Standing Counsel that the festival commencing on 8.4.2008 in the temple will be conducted as usual according to the prevailing practice and custom and the Assistant Devaswom Commissioner, Paravoor shall oversee the arrangement made in this regard. The writ petition is accordingly closed. P.R.RAMAN, Judge V.K.MOHANAN, Judge MBS/ WP(C) NO. 9663 of 2008 :-4-: P.R.RAMAN & V.K.MOHANAN, JJ. -------------------------------------------- O.P.NO. OF 2001 ------------------------------------ J U D G M E N T WP(C) NO. 9663 of 2008 :-5-: DATED: -2007