IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 22ND FEBRUARY 2011 / 3RD PHALGUNA 1932 WP(C).No. 19200 of 2010(Y) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ SREE VAIRAMCODE BHAGAVATHY DEVASWOM, THIRUNAVAYA, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT, REPRESENTED BY ITS EXECUTIVE OFFICER. BY ADVS. SRI.MOHAN C.MENON, SRI.T.M.KOCHUNNI. RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- 1. THE MALABAR DEVASWOM BOARD, KOZHIKODE, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. THE COMMISSIONER, MALABAR DEVASWOM BOARD, KOZHIKODE. 3. K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR, VAZHIPAD CLERK (UNDER SUSPENSION), SREE VAIRAMCODE BHAGAVATHY DEVASWOM, THIRUNAVAYA, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. R1 & R2 BY ADV. SRI.K.MOHANAKANNAN,SC,MALABAR DEVASWOM BOARD R3 BY ADV. SRI.BINOY VASUDEVAN, SMT.P.G.BABITHA. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 22/02/2011 ALONG WITH WPC.NO.2934 OF 2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss WPC.NO.19200/2010 Y APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1: COPY OF THE STATUTORY SCHEME OF ADMINISTRATION FORMULATED IN O.A.11/1981 UNDER SECTION 58 OF THE ACT AND GAZETTED. P2A: COPY OF THE LETTER ISSUED BY THE DEVASWOM MANAGER TO THE 3RD RESPONDENT DTD. 25/03/78. P2B: COPY OF THE NOTICE DTD. 23/12/93 SERVED ON THE 3RD RESPONDENT. P2C: COPY OF THE NOTICE DTD. 25/11/2000 SERVED BY THE DEVASWOM ON THE 3RD RESPONDENT. P2D: COPY OF THE MEMO DTD. 6/10/2009 ISSUED TO THE 3RD RESPONDENT. P3: COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DTD. 25/02/2010 IN WP(C) NO.11136/2009. P4: COPY OF THE SUSPENSION ORDER DTD. 28/05/2010. P5: COPY OF THE CAVEAT DTD. 28/05/2010 PREFERRED BY DEVASWOM BEFORE THE RESPONDENTS 1 & 2. P6: COPY OF THE MEMO OF CHARGES DTD. 4/06/2010 WAS ALSO SERVED ON THE 3RD RESPONDENT. P7: COPY OF THE STAY ORDER IN R.P.17/2010 ISSUED BY THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY (EXECUTIVE OFFICER). P8; COPY OF THE ORDER DTD. 2/09/2008 IN WP(C) NO.24906/08. P9: COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN O.P.NO.4665/2001 DTD. 14/03/2001. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: N I L /TRUE COPY/ P.A.TO JUDGE Kss S. SIRI JAGAN, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)Nos. 19200 of 2010 & 2934 of 2011 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 22nd day of February, 2011 J U D G M E N T W.P. (C) No.19200/2010 is filed by a Devaswom challenging orders of the Commissioner of Malabar Devaswom Board staying the disciplinary proceedings against the 3rd respondent in a revision filed by the 3rd respondent. W. P. (C) No.2934/2011 is filed by the 3rd respondent in the other writ petition challenging his suspension pending disciplinary proceedings. In W.P. (C) No.19200/2010 there is a stay of the impugned order. I am not inclined to go into the merits of the contentions of the parties in these writ petitions insofar as I am of opinion that, the Devaswom should complete the disciplinary proceedings against the delinquent officer expeditiously. This shall be done as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within three weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Till then the interim order in W.P. (C) No.19200/2010 would continue to be in force. These writ petitions are disposed of as above. Sd/- S. SIRI JAGAN JUDGE //True copy// P.A. TO JUDGE shg/