IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 29TH OCTOBER 2010 / 7TH KARTHIKA 1932 WP(C).No. 33018 of 2010(B) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- M.GANGADHARAN, "KAIMONY" LAVANAM, MAJOR VAZHAPPALLY DEVASWOM, CHANGANACHERRY GROUP, S/O.P.K.MADHAVA PANICKER, AGED 47 YEARS, RESIDING AT "SHREEVILASAM", THRIPPUNITHURA.P.O., MAVELIKKARA-5. BY ADV. SRI.S.JAYAKRISHNAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARED, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, NANTHANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 003. 2. THE DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARED, NANTHANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 003. 3. THE ASSISTANT DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARED, CHANGANACHERRY GROUP, CHANGANACHERRY-686 101. 4. THE SUB GROUP OFFICER, VAZHAPPALLY DEVASWOM, CHANGANACHERRY-686 101. ADV.P.GOPAL, SC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 29/10/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P.(C).No.33018 of 2010 ================== Dated this the 29th day of October, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a now working as a karanma employee in the Vazhappally Sree Mahadeva Temple, under the Travancore Devaswom Board. He was originally a provisional employee. His services were terminated. Later on, he was reinstated in service with effect from 12.6.2008. According to the petitioner, the termination of services of the petitioner itself was illegal and, therefore, on reinstatement, the petitioner is entitled to payment of back wages as well. Seeking this relief, the petitioner has filed Ext.P3 representation before to the 1st respondent. The petitioner seeks a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P3, expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned standing counsel appearing for the Travancore Devaswom Board also. 3. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P3, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within two months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge 2