IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI TUESDAY, THE 17TH JUNE 2008 / 27TH JYAISHTA 1930 WP(C).No. 18145 of 2008(I) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ---------------------- V.K.SURENDRA NATHAN UNNITHAN S/O.KRISHNA PILLAI, HEAD ACCOUNTANT, ARANMULA DEVASWOM, ARANMULA BY ADV. SRI.P.VINODKUMAR SRI.T.K.AJITH KUMAR RESPONDENTS: ------------------------- 1. THE TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 2. THE DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER, TDB, NANDANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER TDB, ARANMULA 4. THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER, TDB, ARANMULA DEVASWOM ARANMULA. BY ADV. SRI.NAGARAJ NARAYANAN, SC, TDB FOR R1 TO 4 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 17/06/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V.GIRI, J. ------------------------- W.P.(C).No.18145 of 2008 I ------------------------- Dated this the 17 th day of June, 2008. JUDGMENT The petitioner, who is working as Head Accountant in the Aranmula Devaswom under the Travancore Devaswom Board, is aggrieved by the order of transfer Ext.P3 by which he has been transferred to Thiruvanvandoor. According to him, it is in violation of the norms issued in this behalf by the Devaswom Board. An appeal filed by the petitioner before the Board has been rejected. Hence this writ petition. 2. Mere violation of the norms may not afford a cause of action to the petitioner to challenge the transfer order. Moreover, the petitioner, who is only a Head Accountant, has not been transferred to a distant place as such. But, learned counsel for the petitioner points that the petitioner has only two years to retire. This fact has been brought to the notice of the Board by Ext.P4. 3. I heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned standing counsel W.P.(C).NO.18145/08 :: 2 :: for the Devaswom Board Sri.Nagaraj Nagayanan, who has obtained instructions in this regard. 4. In the result, the writ petition is disposed of directing the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P4 within two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The 1st respondent shall take note of Ext.P5 also, while taking a decision on Ext.P4. The petitioner shall produce a copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition before the 1st respondent for compliance. Sd/- (V.GIRI) JUDGE sk/ //true copy// P.S. To Judge