IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN WEDNESDAY, THE 15TH OCTOBER 2008 / 23RD ASWINA 1930 WP(C).No. 29398 of 2008(Y) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- HARIKUMAR.K.S/O. KRISHNAN CHERUVANNIL PUTHEN VEEDU, EVOOR NORTH, EVOOR P.O.ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT, (WORKING AS NADASWARAM, MANALIL DEVASWOM IN KOLLAM GROUP OF TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD) BY ADV. SRI.ANCHAL C.VIJAYAN RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------- 1. TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY NANDANCODU, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, NANDANCODU, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE ASST.DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, MAVELIKKARA. 4. THE ASST.DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, KOLLAM. 5. SRI.G.MAHESHKUMAR, NADASWARAM, KANJOOR DEVASWOM, NANGIARKULANGARA, MAVELIKKARA ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. ADV. SRI.K.N.VENUGOPALA PANICKER, SC, TDB FOR R1 TO 4 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 15/10/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.N.Ravindran, J. ===================== W.P(C).No.29398 of 2008 ===================== Dated this the 15th day of October, 2008. JUDGMENT In this Writ Petition, the petitioner challenges Ext.P12 order passed by the Devaswom Commissioner, imposing on him the punishment of censure and also transferring him from Mavelikkara group to Kollam group. Aggrieved by Ext.P12, the petitioner has filed Ext.P16 appeal before the first respondent Board. The question whether the punishment imposed on the petitioner by the second respondent is sustainable or not and the question whether the petitioner was liable to be transferred to Kollam group are all matters which the appellate authority can consider while disposing of Ext.P16 appeal. 2. In such circumstances, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the claims and contentions of the petitioner, I dispose of this Writ Petition with a direction to the first respondent Board to consider Ext.P16 appeal and take a decision thereon after affording the petitioner an opportunity of being heard. This shall be done within one month from the date on which the petitioner produces a certified copy of this judgment before the Secretary of the Travancore Devaswom Board. P.N.Ravindran, Judge. ess 17/10