IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR THURSDAY, THE 14TH JULY 2011 / 23RD ASHADHA 1933 WP(C).No. 19182 of 2011(W) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- SANKARAN NAMBOOTHIRI K.G., S/O.GOVINDAN NAMBOOTHIRI, AGED 49 YEARS, VRINDAVANAM, KIZHAKKEKARA, KOTTARAKKARA. BY ADV. SRI.M.R.SUDHEENDRAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, NANTHANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE COMMISSIONER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, NANTHANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, KULASEKHARANALLORE SUB GROUP. 4. KRISHNAN POTTI, NOW POSTED AS KEEZSHANTHI, P.D.MANIKANTESWARAM TEMPLE (KOTTARAKKARA SREE GANAPATHI TEMPLE), KOTTARAKKARA. BY STANDING COUNSEL FOR TDB SHRI G.BIJU THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14/07/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: APPENDIX IN W.P.(C)No.19182/11 PETITIONER'S EXTS: EXT.P1: TRUE COPY OF ORDER DT.4.1.06 ISSUED BY THE DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER. EXT.P2: TRUE COPY OF SHOW CAUSE NOTICE DT.4.7.11 ISSUED TO THE PETITIONER. EXT.P3: TRUE COPY OF EXPLANATION DT.5.7.11 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER. EXT.P4: TRUE COPY OF RELIEVING ORDER DT.8.7.11. TRUE COPY P.A.TO JUDGE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ------------------------------------- W.P.(C)No.19182 Of 2011 -------------------------------------------------- DATED THIS THE 14TH DAY OF JULY, 2011 J U D G M E N T The grievance raised by the petitioner herein is against the transfer and the consequent issuance of the relieving order of the petitioner from P.D.Manikanteswaram Temple(Kottarakkara Sree Ganapathi Temple). The petitioner is now transferred to Poredam temple and the 4th respondent is now transferred to P.D.Manikanteswaram Temple(Kottarakkara Sree Ganapathi Temple). 2. The petitioner has raised various contentions in the Writ Petition. One of the contentions raised is that the order of transfer has not been issued to him so far. The learned counsel for the petitioner further submitted that the transfer is in violation of the guidelines issued in the matter. 3. The learned Standing Counsel for the Board submitted that only in the light of the complaints that the order of transfer was issued. W.P.(C)No.19182/11 -2- 4. I am not going into the merits of the matter, since the petitioner has got a remedy of filing an appeal before the Commissioner of the Travancore Devaswom Board, since the order of transfer is issued by the Assistant Devaswom Commissioner, Kottarakkara. If the petitioner files an appeal within one week, the same will be considered and appropriate orders will be passed by the Commissioner within a period of three weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. In the meanwhile, the copy of the order of transfer will be furnished to the petitioner. The Writ Petition is accordingly disposed of . Sd/-(T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE) dsn