IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN WEDNESDAY, THE 13TH JULY 2011 / 22ND ASHADHA 1933 WP(C).No. 18845 of 2011(E) ---------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): -------------------- 1. P. GANGADHARAN, NON HEREDITARY TRUSTEE SREE KOTTIYOOR DEVASWOM. 2. K. KUNHIRAMAN, NON HEREDITARY TRUSTEE SREE KOTTIYOOR DEVASWOM. 3. K.C. VELAYUDHAN NAIR, HERDITARY TRUSTEE, SREE KOTTIYOOR DEVASWOM. BY ADV. SRI.M.KRISHNAKUMAR RESPONDENT(S): 1 ----------------------- 1. THE CHAIRMAN, SREE KOTTIYOOR DEVASWOM TRUSTEE BOARD, KOTTIYOOR, KANNUR DISTRICT - 670 074. 2. THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER, SREE KOTTIYOOR DEVASWOM TRUSTEE BOARD, KOTTIYOOR, KANNUR DISTRICT - 670 074. 3. K. SANKARAN NAIR, HEREDITARY TRUSTEE, SREE KOTTIYOOR DEVASWOM TRUSTEE BOARD, KOTTIYOOR, KANNUR DISTRICT 4. A. KARUNAKARAN NAIR, FORMER HEREDITARY TRUSTEE, SREE KOTTIYOOR DEVASWOM TRUSTEE BOARD, KOTTIYOOR, KANNUR DISTRICT svs ..........2/-.... ...2... WPC.NO.18845/2011 5. A. SREEDHARAN NAIR, HEREDITARY TRUSTEE, SREE KOTTIYOOR DEVASWOM TRUSTEE BOARD, KOTTIYOOR, KANNUR DISTRICT 6. T.K. KERALA VARMA, SREE KOUSTHUBHAM, THAMARASSERY.P.O, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT - 673 001. 7. THE COMMISSIONER, MALABAR DEVASWOM BOARD, KOZHIKODE - 673 001. R7 BY ADV. SRI.K.MOHANAKANNAN,SC,MALABAR DEVASWOM THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 13/07/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: svs W.P.(C). NO. 18845/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1: COPY OF THE REVISION PETITION DATED 07/04/2011. P2: COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 16/05/2011 IN R.P. 6/2011 PASSED BY THE COMMISSIONER MALABAR DEVASWOM BOARD RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS:NIL /TRUE COPY/ P.A. TO JUDGE. svs THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN & K.SURENDRA MOHAN, JJ. ------------------------------------------- WPC No.18845 of 2011 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 13th July, 2011 JUDGMENT Thottathil B.Radhakrishnan, J Under challenge is Ext.P2 which is a matter revisable at the hands of the Government in terms of the provisions of the Hindu Religious Charitable Endowment Act, 1951. Having regard to that alternate efficacious statutory remedy, we decline jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. The writ petition is dismissed without prejudice to the contentions on merits. THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN JUDGE K.SURENDRA MOHAN JUDGE css/