IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON THURSDAY, THE 22ND OCTOBER 2009 / 30TH ASWINA 1931 DBA.No. 117 of 2009 --------------------- ( TDB. NO. 126 OF 2009. IN THE MATTER OF TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD- GENERAL ADMINISTRATION - IN THE MATER OF APPOINTMENT OF A FULL TIME LAW OFFICER.) PETITIONER --------------- TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, NANTHANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-3 BY ADV. SRI.V.KRISHNA MENON RESPONDENT: --------------- THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF LOCAL FUND ACCOUNTS, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD NANTHANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-3 BY SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER ADV. MR.R. LAKSHMI NARAYAN ADV. SRI.KRISHNAKUMAR MANGOT,AMICUS CURIAE. THIS DEVASWOM BOARD APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/10/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: P.R. RAMAN & P.R. RAMACHANDRA MENON, JJ. ................................................................................ D.B.A. No. 117 OF 2009 ......................................................................... Dated this the 22nd October, 2009 O R D E R P.R. Raman, J: This Application is filed for permission to appoint Shri M.S.Mohanachandran, Retired District and Sessions Judge as full-time Law Officer of the Board, on a consolidated sum of Rs. 25,000/- as remuneration. 2. Earlier a panel consisting of three persons in the cadre of District Judges(Retired) was prepared by this Court in the administrative side and accordingly the present incumbent was appointed. However, he resigned from the post on personal grounds. Thereafter, another person in the panel was appointed. Subsequently it was found that he could not work as a full-time Law Officer, but only as a Part- time Law Officer, which may not satisfy the requirements of the establishment, having due regard to the work in the Travancore Devaswom Board is concerned. Accordingly, it was directed to appoint a full-time Law Officer and necessary orders were issued as per the D.B.A. No. 117 OF 2009 2 order in D.B.A.R.No. 1 of 2009 (Anexure -A). Now the present incumbent has expressed his willingness to be appointed. It is also assured that he will continue to work and there will not be any situation of resignation from the post as done earlier. The matter was referred to the Ombudsman, who has also recommended and certified that the incumbent has good knowledge in different branches of Law and that he was an efficient officer, worthy of being appointed in the Board. 3. After hearing all the parties, we accord sanction to the Board to appoint Shri M.S. Mohanachandran as full-time Law Officer for a period of one year. The Application is allowed as above. P.R. RAMAN, JUDGE. P.R. RAMACHANDRA MENON, JUDGE. lk