IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.S.RADHAKRISHNAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.K.MOHANAN MONDAY, THE 13TH AUGUST 2007 / 22ND SRAVANA 1929 DBA.No. 58 of 2007() -------------------- PETITIONER --------------------------- THE TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.K.N.VENUGOPALA PANICKER, SC, TDB RESPONDENTS: ------------- THE DEPUTY EXAMINER, LOCAL FUND AUDIT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. THIS DEVASWOM BOARD APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 13/08/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.S.RADHAKRISHNAN & V.K.MOHANAN, JJ ------------------- D.B.A. 58/2007 -------------------- Dated this the 13th day of August, 2007 JUDGMENT Radhakrishnan, J. Perused the affidavit filed by the Travancore Devaswom Board. The Full Board has accorded sanction for appointment of Sri. Subin P.S as Executive Assistant for rendering personal assistance to the President of the Travancore Devaswom Board. 2. Annexure-A1 is the interim order passed by this Court in C.M.P. 492/2001 in O.P.3821/1990 on a request made by the Travancore Devaswom to create the post of Executive Assistant for rendering personal assistance to the President of the Travancore Devaswom Board in the Cadre of Assistant Commissioner/Assistant Commissioner Special Grade by appointing a gazetted officer duly qualified for the post on deputation from other services or by appointing a superannuated officer duly qualified for the post on contract basis for a period of two years. This Court has granted the prayer vide its D.B.A.58/2007 2 order dated 3.1.2001. 3. Counsel for the Board submitted that the high power committee has noticed the ever increasing workload of the President and also that of the Commissioner and opined that each should be properly aided by a competent officer, whose designation shall be 'Executive Assistant'. Board has passed a resolution vide its Agenda item No.35 dated 27.7.2007 resolving to appoint Sri. Subin P.S as Personal Assistant to the President, Travancore Devaswom Board, in the grade of Deputy Commissioner, Travancore Devaswom Board. 4. In the affidavit it is stated that Subin P.S is a post Graduate in Computer Science with 73% marks from Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, and has the additional qualification of Software Testing from Aryans Info Way (Pvt.) Ltd., and the Board submitted that he had worked as Assistant Manager in I.T. Softwear Department in Manappuram Finance. 5. In the facts and circumstances of the case we are inclined to accept the request of the Board for D.B.A.58/2007 3 appointment of Sri. Subin P.S as Executive Assistant, on contract basis for a period of one year. K.S.RADHAKRISHNAN Judge V.K.MOHANAN Judge mrcs