IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.K.MOHANAN TUESDAY, THE 1ST APRIL, 2008 / 12TH CHAITHRA, 1930 WP(C).No. 10969 of 2008(E) -------------------------------- PETITIONERS: ------------------ 1. M.K.BALADEVA GUPTAN, S/O.SANKARA GUPTAN, RESIDING AT KIZHAKKUMBRATH HOUSE, P.O.AZHIYANNUR, KADAMBAZHIPURAM, OTTAPALAM, PALAKKAD – 78633. 2. V.RADHAKRISHNA GUPTAN, S/O.APPUNNI GUPTAN, RESIDING AT VADAKKEKARA HOUSE, P.O.AZHIYANNUR, KADAMBAZHIPURAM, OTTAPALAM, PALAKKAD 678 633. BY ADV. SRI.V.CHITAMBARESH (SR.) SRI.T.C.SURESH MENON SRI.JIBU P THOMAS SRI.P.S.APPU RESPONDENTS: ------------------- 1. THE COMMISSIONER, HINDU RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT, KOZHIKKODE. 2. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, HINDU RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT, PALAKKAD. 3. THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER, SREE VAYILYAMKUNNU BHAGAVATHY DEVASWAM, KADAMBAZHIPURAM, OTTAPPALAM TALUK, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. 4. P.K.MADHUSOODANAN, S/O.P.KUMARA GUPTAN, RESIDING AT MADHU NIVAS, KADAMBAZHIPURAM, OTTAPALAM TALUK, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. WP(C) NO.10969 OF 2008 :-2-: 5. PAROPPADATH SANKARANARAYANAN, S/O.P.KUNHUNNI NAIR, RESIDING AT SREELAKSHMI, KADAMBAZHIPURAM, OTTAPALAM TALUK, PALAKKAD DIST. 6. A.R.SURENDRAN, S/O.A.K.RAMA GUPTAN, RESIDING AT NALANDA, KADAMBAZHIPURAM, OTTAPALAM TALUK, PALAKKAD DIST. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI.R.LAKSHMINARAYANAN. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 01/04/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.R.RAMAN & V.K.MOHANAN, JJ. --------------------------------------------- W.P(C).No. 10969 of 2008 - E --------------------------------------------- Dated this the 1st day of April, 2008 J U D G M E N T Raman,J: In view of the direction we propose to pass in this case, it is not necessary to issue notice to the party respondents. Government Pleader accepts notice on behalf of respondents 1 and 2. 2. The complaint raised in this writ petition is that respondents 4 to 6 are active politicians and they were inducted as Non-Hereditary Trustees by an order passed by the Assistant Commissioner against which appeals have been filed by the petitioners, evidenced by Exts.P4 and P5. As such, we do not think that it is necessary to go into the merits of the contentions raised in this writ petition since alternative remedy has already been invoked by the petitioners by filing statutory appeals. 3. In the above circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the Commissioner- the first respondent to dispose of the appeals as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within a period of two months from WP(C) NO. 10969 of 2008 :-2-: the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment after hearing all concerned. It is open to the petitioners to seek for interim relief in the mean time, if they are so advised. P.R.RAMAN, Judge V.K.MOHANAN, Judge MBS/ WP(C) NO. 10969 of 2008 :-3-: P.R.RAMAN & V.K.MOHANAN, JJ. -------------------------------------------- O.P.NO. OF 2001 ------------------------------------ J U D G M E N T DATED: -2007 WP(C) NO. 10969 of 2008 :-4-: