IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 14TH JULY 2009 / 23RD ASHADHA 1931 WP(C).No. 17876 of 2009(D) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. RAJAMONY, AGED 48 YEARS, S/O PARAMESWARAN NAIR, ARYATTU HOUSE, ACCOUNTANT, CHALINARAYANAPURAM TEMPLE AT THANEERMUKKAM, 2. INDIRA , W/O. LATE HARILAL, RAHUL BHAVAN, ARYATTU HOUSE, STORE KEEPER, CHALINARAYANAPURAM TEMPLE AT THANEERMUKKAM. 3. GOPALAKRISHNAN NAIR, S/O. GOPALOAN NAIR, AMBADI, ARYATTU HOUSE, SAMBATHI, CHALINARAYANAPURAM TEMPLE AT THANEERMUKKAM. BY ADV. SRI.A.T.ANILKUMAR RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, REP. BY DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER, NANDANCODE, TRIVANDRUM. 2. THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER, KARTHYAYANI TEMPLE, CHERTHALA, ALSO WORKING AS THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER, THE CHALI NARAYANAPURAM BHAGAVATHY TEMPLE, THANEERMUKKAM, CHERTHALAI. 3. THE MANAGER, MULLACKAL TEMPLE, ALAPPUZHA, (UNDER TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD). ADV. SRI.P.G.PARAMESWARA PANICKER, SENIOR ADVOCATE FOR R1 & 2 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14/07/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P(C).No.17876 of 2009 ================== Dated this the 14th day of July, 2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioners are employees of Sri Chali Narayanapuram Bhagavathi Temple at Thanneermukkom. There is a proposal for taking over of the temple by the Travancore Devaswom Board. Presently the temple is administered by an Administrative Officer of the Cherthala Temple under the Board, the 2nd respondent herein. The petitioners seek revision of their wages. They have filed Exts.P3 to P5 in this regard. According to them, they are only being paid a meagre amount and, therefore, they seek a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider Exts.P3 to P5 representations. 2. I have heard the learned standing counsel appearing for the Travancore Devaswom Board also. 3. Earlier the petitioners, along with others, approached this Court by filing W.P.(C).No.204/2009. In that writ petition a Division Bench of this Court passed Ext.P2 judgment as follows: “Pending further consideration of the matter there will be a direction that the 1st petitioner will be paid Rs.1750/-, the 2nd petitioner, Melsanthi, will be paid Rs.1000/-, the 3rd petitioner Kizhsanthi will be paid Rs.1500/- the 4th petitioner Chantram will be paid Rs.1500/-, the 5th petitioner Kazhakam will be paid Rs.750/- and the 6th petitioner Sambanthy will be paid Rs.1200/-, and petitioners 7 to 10 will be paid Rs.1200/- provisionally with effect from 1st of Madam. It is open to the Board to consider revision of pay can be effected in a permanent manner after the taking over is finally decided.” w.p.c.17876/09 2 4. It is admitted before me that the taking over of the temple by the Travancore Devaswom Board has not yet been finalised. By Ext.P2, a Division Bench of this Court has made an interim arrangement till the taking over is finally decided. When a Division Bench has specifically left the matter to be decided in a permanent manner after the taking over is finally decided, I cannot take a different stand contrary to the Division Bench judgment. Therefore, I do not think that the 2nd respondent can, at this point of time, consider the representations filed by the petitioners in that regard. Accordingly, without prejudice to the right of the petitioners to take up the matter again after the taking over is finally decided, this writ petition is dismissed. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge