IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 8TH AUGUST 2008 / 17TH SRAVANA 1930 WP(C).No. 24041 of 2008(K) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ E.P. HARIJAYANTHA NAMBOOTHIRI, S/O. NARAYANAN NAMBOOTHIRI, AGED 77, PRESIDENT, TTK DEVASWOM MANAGING COMMITTEE, TALIPARAMBA, TALIPARAMBA.P.O, KANNUR. BY ADV. SRI.V.T.MADHAVANUNNI SRI.V.A.SATHEESH RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIIONER, HINDU RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE ENDOWMENTS DEPARTMENT, CIVIL STATION, KOZHIKODE. 2. THE COMMISSIONER, HINDU RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE ENDOWMENTS DEPARTMENT (ADMINISTRATION), CIVIL STATION, KOZHIKODE. 3. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, DEVASWOM DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SRI.R.LAKSHMINARAYANAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08/08/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.R.RAMAN & T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JJ. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ W.P.(C).No.24041 of 2008-K ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Dated this the 8th day of August, 2008 J U D G M E N T J U D G M E N T RAMAN, J. The petitioner is stated to be the President of the Taliparamba Trichambaram Kanhirangad Devaswom (for short, 'T.T.K Devaswom'). The T.T.K.Devaswom is functioning as per the scheme framed by the Sub Court, Payyannur in O.P.No.60/1987. As per the scheme, the temple has to be administered by a Managing Committee consisting of eight members out of which, five are to be elected from hereditary trustees and the remaining three are to be appointed from the public as non-hereditary trustees by the first respondent, namely, the Deputy Commissioner The term of the present committee expired on 03/08/2008. Election to the Managing Committee of the five member hereditary trustees in the Board is already over. What remains is only election to the non-hereditary trustees. There is a provision in the scheme enabling the Deputy Commissioner to pass such orders in the nature of an interim measure enabling the out going committee, to continue till new managing committee takes charge after conducting election. Ext.P1 is the application of the petitioner submitted before W.P.(C).NO.24041/2008-K -:2:- the first respondent for permitting the present managing committee to continue its function till a new managing committee is constituted and that committee starts functioning. He seeks direction for disposal of Ext.P1. 2. Heard learned Government Pleader also. In the facts and circumstances, the Deputy Commissioner shall hear and dispose of Ext.P1 expeditiously, within a period of two weeks from the date of production of a copy of this judgment. P.R.RAMAN, Judge T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, Judge ms