IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID WEDNESDAY, THE 15TH OCTOBER 2008 / 23RD ASWINA 1930 WP(C).No. 32180 of 2003(E) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- SREELATHA P.L., PAVANA VELIYATHU PARAMBU PURAPILLYKAVU, KARUMALLOOR P.O., 683511 BY ADV. SRI.M.P.SREEKRISHNAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY, NANTHANCODE, TRIVANDRUM. 2. KRISHNAKUMAR, SON OF NARAYANAN NAIR, KALANILAYAM HOUSE, UZHAVOOR, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. ADV. SRI.P.G.PARAMESWARA PANICKER,SC, TDB SRI.ANCHAL C.VIJAYAN, SC, TDB FOR R1 SRI.D.SREEKUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 15/10/2008,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1: TRUE COPY OF LETTER FORWARDED BY THE SUB GROUP OFFICER, TIRUVALOOR DT.8.7.2001 TO THE ASSISTANT DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER, PARUR. P2: TRUE COPY OF ORDER DT.24.11.2001 ISSUED BY THE DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER, N.PARUR. P3: TRUE COPY OF REPRESENTATION DT.1.10.2002 BY THE PETITIONER TO R1. P4: TRUE COPY OF ORDER DT.28.7.03 ISSUED BY THE SUB GROUP OFFICER, TIRUVALOOR. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: R1(a): TRUE COPY OF ORDER DT.20.5.2003. TRUE COPY PA TO JUDGE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR & HARUN-UL-RASHID, JJ. .................................................................... W.P.(C) No.32180 of 2003 .................................................................... Dated this the 15th day of October, 2008. JUDGMENT Ramachandran Nair, J. W.P.(C) is filed for direction to the Devaswom Board to appoint the petitioner as Kazhakam in the Narayanamangalam Sree Dharmasastha Temple under the Parur Group of Temples. The Devaswom Board has filed counter affidavit stating that a person from the select list is appointed after petitioner's mother discontinued the work. Since appointment has to be made from the select list, there is no scope for allowing the prayer in the W.P. The W.P. is accordingly dismissed. C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR Judge HARUN-UL-RASHID Judge pms