IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN MONDAY, THE 20TH JUNE 2011 / 30TH JYAISHTA 1933 WP(C).No. 16407 of 2011(A) ------------------------- PETITIONER : --------------------- K.RAJASARMA, MELSANTI, SREEKRISHNA SWAMI TEMPLE, MALAYINKIL, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADVS. SRI.VAKKOM N.VIJAYAN SMT.REEJA HARI SMT.V.RENJU SRI.P.ANIYAN RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. THE TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, DEVASWOM BOARD OFFICE, NANTHANCODE,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN-695003. 2. THE DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, DEVASWOM BOARD OFFICE, NANTHANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN-695003. 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, NEYYATTINKARA, PIN-695121. 4. GOVINDAN POTTI, MELSANTI, SREEKRISHNA SWAMI TEMPLE, NEYYATTINKARA, PIN-695121. R1 TO R3 BY ADV. SRI. BIJU G., SC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20/06/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Mn ...2/- WP(C).No. 16407 of 2011(A) APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1 : COPY OF THE ORDER NO. ROC59/11/S DATED 7-6-2011 OF THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO THE 4TH RESPONDENT. EXT.P2 : COPY OF GENERAL TRANSFER ORDER DATED 19-5-2011 ISSUED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT. EXT.P3 : COPY OF APPEAL DATED 15-6-2011. EXT.P4 : COPY OF STAY PETITION DATED 15-6-2011. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS - NIL //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE Mn S. SIRI JAGAN, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)No. 16407 of 2011 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 20th day of June, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is working as a Melsanti in Sreekrishna Swami Temple, Malayinkeezh from 2008 onwards. During general transfer, the petitioner opted for three temples including the present temple where the petitioner is working. During general transfer, the petitioner has not disturbed and the 3rd respondent directed the petitioner to continue at Malayinkeezh. Thereafter the 2nd respondent passed orders directing transfer of 4th respondent to Malayinkeezh temple where the petitioner is working. The petitioner has filed Exts.P3 & P4 appeals in this regard. The petitioner seeks a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Exts.P3 & P4 as expeditiously as possible. Having heard the learned standing counsel for the Devaswom Board also, I dispose of this writ petition with a W.P.(C)No. 16407 of 2011 -2- direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Exts.P3 & P4 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner as well as the 4th respondent. Sd/- S. SIRI JAGAN JUDGE //True copy// P.A. TO JUDGE shg/