IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.K.DENESAN MONDAY, THE 22ND JANUARY 2007 / 2ND MAGHA 1928 WP(C).No. 33000 of 2006(C) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ P.SANTHOSH KUMAR, S/O.K.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, AGED 44 YEARS, WATCHER, P.D.MANIKANTESWARAM DEVASWOM, KOTTARAKARA, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, RESIDING AT "PULARI", ETC P.O., PADINJATTINKARA, KOTTARAKKARA. BY ADV. SRI.C.UNNIKRISHNAN (KOLLAM) SRI.S.HARIKRISHNAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE COMMISSIONER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DEPUTY DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. THE ASSISTANT DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, KOTTARAKKARA. BY SC SRI.P.PARAMESWARAN NAIR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/01/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K.K.DENESAN, J ------------------------------- W.P.(C)NO.33000 of 2006 ------------------------------- Dated this the 22nd day of January, 2007 JUDGMENT The petitioner is working as Watcher in the service of the first respondent Board. He has sought for a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to regularise the period of suspension from 9.8.1986 to 25.4.2000 as period spent on duty and to grant him consequential benefits. It would appear that the second respondent Commissioner had passed order dated 19.6.2000 and the petitioner feels aggrieved by the said order. Ext.P9 review petition filed by the petitioner against the order dated 19.6.2000 is pending with the first respondent. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that this Court may direct the first respondent to pass early orders on Ext.P9. 2. Though this writ petition was posted to enable the standing counsel to seek instructions from the respondents, there is no response, despite adjournments granted. 3. In the circumstances, I am inclined to dispose of the writ petition without having the benefit of submissions made by the standing counsel on behalf of the respondents. 4. There shall be an order directing the first respondent to W.P.(C)No.33000/2006 2 consider Ext.P9 on merits and pass orders, in accordance with law, within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of the judgment. The petitioner shall produce a copy of the judgment before the first respondent for necessary action. The writ petition is disposed of as above. K.K.DENESAN, JUDGE css/ W.P.(C)No.33000/2006 3