IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 20TH MARCH 2009 / 29TH PHALGUNA 1930 WP(C).No. 9115 of 2009(H) ------------------------- PETITIONER: T.K.PADMANABHAN, S/O.K.V.KRISHNAN, AGED 55 YEARS, 'VAZHIPADU CLERK', KALARIVATHUKKAL SREE BHAGAVATHI TEMPLE, VALAPATTANAM, KANNUR. BY ADV. SRI.MAHESH V RAMAKRISHNAN SRI.S.SUJIN RESPONDENTS: 1. COMMISSIONER, H.R. & C.E (ADMN.) DEPARTMENT, KOZHIKODE-20. 2. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, H.R. & C.E (ADMN.)DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANGAD TEMPLE COMPLEX, THALASSERY. 3. EXECUTIVE OFFICER, CHIRAKKAL KOVILAKAM DEVASWAM, CHIRAKKAL KOVILAKAM DEVASWOM'S OFFICE, P.O.CHIRAKKAL, KANNUR. 4. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVT., DEVASWOM DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 5. SRI.N.NARAYANAN, S/O.KRISHNA PIDARAR, AGED 42 YEARS, 'OOZHAM SANTHI' & VAZHIPADU CLERK, MADAYI SREE THIRUVARKATTU BHAGAVATHI TEMPLE, MADAYI, KANNUR DISTRICT. 6. THE APPOINTMENT COMMITTEE OF CHIRAKKAL KOVILAKAM DEVASWOM REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN, CHIRAKKAL KOVILAKATH VALIYA RAJA, CHIRAKKAL KOVILAKAM DEVASWOM OFFICE, P.O.CHIRAKKAL, KANNUR. 7. MALABAR DEVASWOM BOARD, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, CIVIL STATION, KOZHIKODE-20. BY GOVT. PLEADER SMT. ANU SIVARAMAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20/03/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR,J. ------------------------- W.P ( C) No.9115 of 2009 -------------------------- Dated this the 20th March,2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioner claim that he is the seniormost Vazhipadu Clerk in a temple under the Chirakkal Kovilakam Devaswom. His further right is for promotion as 'Karyasthan'. The main relief sought for in the writ petition is for a direction to dispose Exhibit-P9 statutory revision by the 4th respondent, Government. The dispute is regarding promotion to the post of “Karyasthan”. By Exhibit-P4, the Commissioner, H.R. & C.E cancelled the decision taken on 8.5.2008 by the Devaswom Appointment Committee not to consider the 5th respondent to the said post and directed them to pass fresh orders. In Exhibit-P9, the petitioner has raised various grounds to challenge the said order passed by the Commissioner. 2. Since the statutory revision is pending before the Government, there will be a direction to the Government to dispose Exhibit-P9 with notice to the W.P ( C) No.9115 of 2009 2 petitioner and respondents herein, within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above. (T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE) ma W.P ( C) No.9115 of 2009 3 W.P ( C) No.9115 of 2009 4