IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC MONDAY, THE 19TH OCTOBER 2009 / 27TH ASWINA 1931 WP(C).No. 29459 of 2009(B) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- C.NARAYANAN NAMBOOTHIRI, MELSHANTHI, KARIVELLUR SHIVA SKHETRA, KARIVELLUR P.O., KANNUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.J.JULIAN XAVIER SRI.FIROZ K.ROBIN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO REVENUE (DEVASWOM) DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE COMMISSIONER, HR & CE (ADMN.) DEPARTMENT, KOZHIKODE. 3. EXECUTIVE OFFICER, CHIRAKKAL KOVILAKAM DEVASWOM, CHIRAKKAL P.O., KANNUR. 4. SRI.N.NARAYANAN, VAZHIPADU CLERK, CHIRAKKAL KOVILAKAM DEVASWOM, MADAYI SREE THIRUVARKATTU BHAGAVATHI TEMPLE MADAYI, KANNUR DISTRICT. 5. MALABAR DEVASWOM BOARD, KOZHIKODE, REPRESENTED BY ITS COMMISSIONER. ADV. SRI.K.MOHANAKANNAN,SC,MALABAR DEVASWOM FOR R2 & 5 MS.ANU SIVARAMAN, GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19/10/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ------------------------- W.P.(C.) No.29459 of 2009 --------------------------------- Dated, this the 19th day of October, 2009 J U D G M E N T Against Ext.P4 order of the 2nd respondent Commissioner, the petitioner has filed Ext.P5 petition before the 1st respondent and in this writ petition what he seeks is a direction to the 1st respondent to expeditiously dispose of Ext.P5. Evidently, going by the provisions of Section 99 of the Madras Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Act, Act 19 of 1951, a revision is maintainable against Ext.P4 order, and the authority competent to deal with the revision is the 1st respondent. In such a situation, taking into account the pendency of Ext.P5 before the 1st respondent, I direct the 1st respondent to deal with the same, as if, it is a revision filed. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of directing the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P5, with notice to the petitioner and respondents 3 & 4. This shall be done as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within three months of production of a copy of this judgment, along with a copy of this writ petition. The writ petition is disposed of as above. (ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE) jg