IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 8TH MARCH 2011 / 17TH PHALGUNA 1932 WP(C).No. 7139 of 2011(N) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- P.K.NARAYANAN PRASAD NAMBOODIRI, MELSANTHI, PALLIYARAKKAVU TEMPLE, PAZHAYANNUR DEVASWOM, KEEZHEDAM, KOCHI. BY ADV. SRI.V.M.KRISHNAKUMAR RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE COCHIN DEVASWOM BOARD, DEVASWOM BUILDING, THRISSUR-1, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. THE SPECIAL DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER, COCHIN DEVASWOM BOARD, DEVASWOM BUILDING, THRISSUR-1. ADV. SRI.N.RAGHURAJ,SC,COCHIN DEVASWOM BOARD FOR R1-2 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08/03/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ----------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.7139 OF 2011 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 8th day of March, 2011 JUDGMENT The petitioner is a B grade Santhi working in the Cochin Devaswom Board. The second respondent posted the petitioner at Palliyarakkavu temple, Kochi, by Ext.P2, eight months back. But, the petitioner has now been transferred to Ayyappa Temple, Mulangunnathukavu, Thrissur and in the petitioner's place a Santhi of Ayyappa Temple has been transferred to Palliyarakkavu. Against the same, the petitioner has filed Ext.P3 representation before the second respondent. The petitioner seeks a direction to the second respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P3 expeditiously. Having heard the learned Standing Counsel for the Cochin Devaswom Board also, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the second respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P3, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, after W.P.(C)No.7139/11 2 affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner as well as the other Santhi, who has been transferred to Palliyarakkavu. Till then, the petitioner shall be retained at Palliyarakkavu, if not already relieved. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE acd W.P.(C)No.7139/11 3