IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.S.GOPINATHAN FRIDAY, THE 6TH AUGUST 2010 / 15TH SRAVANA 1932 WP(C).No. 24803 of 2010(A) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- MANEESH THAMPI, MEMBER ADVISORY COMMITTEER, SREE MAHAVISHNU TEMPLE, THRIUMULLAVARAM, KOLLAM, RESIDING AT PALONIL, THIRUMULLAVARAM P.O., KOLLAM. BY ADV. SRI.PRATHEESH.P SRI.S.SUDHEESHKAR SRI.SIJU KAMALASANAN RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, REP. BY THE PRESIDENT, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, NANDANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-8. 2. ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, SREE MAHAVISHNU SWAMY TEMPLE, THIRUMULLAVARAM, KOLLAM- 691001 3. DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, KOLLAM- 691001 4. ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER, POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD, DISTRICT OFFICE, KOLLAM -691001. ADV. SRI.K.N.VENUGOPALA PANICKER, SC, TDB FOR R1, 2 SR.GOVT.PLEADER, R.LAKSHMI NARAYAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 06/08/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR & P.S.GOPINATHAN, JJ. ------------------------------------------ W.P.(C) No.24803 OF 2010 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 6th day of August, 2010 J U D G M E N T ~~~~~~~~~~~ C.N.Ramachandran Nair, J. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel, Sri.Venugopala Panicker, appearing for Devaswom Board. The petitioner is a member of the Temple Advisory Committee of Sree Mahavishnu Swamy Temple, Thirumullavaram at Kollam, where Vedivazhipadu was discontinued for the last three or four years. The petitioner stated that some of the members of the Advisory Committee have approached the Devaswom Board for permission to conduct Vedivazhipadu in this year. The learned Standing Counsel for the Devaswom has stated that the practice was auction Vedivazhipadu before the beginning of every year and approval is sought from this Court. According to him, no such action was taken in the case of this temple for conducting Vedivazhipadu during this year. W.P.(C) No.24803/2010 2 In the above circumstances, we do not think the petitioner's apprehension is justified. We accordingly close the Writ Petition with an observation that it is not appropriate on the part of the Advisory Committee members to take conflicting stands in respect of a matter and individually or in group take up issues before the Devaswom Board. (C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE) (P.S.GOPINATHAN, JUDGE) ps