IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 8TH APRIL 2011 / 18TH CHAITHRA 1933 WP(C).No. 11525 of 2011(M) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------ P.T.M.CHITHRABHANU NAMBOODHIRI, S/O.LATE NEELAKANTAN NAMBOODHIRI, AGED 57 YEARS, MELSHANTHI SREE SUBRAMANIA SWAMI TEMPLE, AYANIKUZHI DEVASWOM, PALAPPURAM P.O., OTTAPALAM. BY ADVS. SRI.BINOY VASUDEVAN SMT.P.G.BABITHA RESPONDENT(S): ----------------------- 1. THE COMMISSIONER, MALABAR DEVASWOM BOARD, KOZHIKODE 673001. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, MALABAR DEVASWOM BOARD, KOZHIKODE 673001. 3. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, MALABAR DEVASWOM BOARD, PALAKKAD 678001. 4. KUNHIKRISHNAN NAMBIAR, KAVITHA NIVAS, S.R.K.NAGAR, OTTAPALAM (FIT PERSON APPOINTED BY THE BOARD FOR THE TEMPLES FOR AYANIKUZHI DEVASWOM) 679101. BY SRI.K.MOHANAKANNAN, SC, MDB THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08/04/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: VK S. SIRI JAGAN, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)No.11525 of 2011 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 8th day of April, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a Santhi of Ayanikuzhi Devaswom under the control of the Malabar Devaswom Board. The hereditary trustee of the temple was earlier removed pursuant to disciplinary action. The 4th respondent was thereafter appointed as the fit person to administer the temple. Now the petitioner submits that the 4th respondent is not properly administering the affairs of the temple and consequently the petitioner has not been paid salary and other benefits due to him. The petitioner has therefore filed Ext.P7 representation before the 4th respondent, with copies to the 3rd respondent. The petitioner now seeks a direction to the 3rd respondent to consider the claims of the petitioner as stated in Ext.P7 and to take a decision on the same. Having heard the Standing Counsel for the Devaswom Board also, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to W.P.(C)No.11525 of 2011 -2- the 3rd respondent to consider the grievances of the petitioner as stated in Ext.P7 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner as well as the 4th respondent. Sd/- S. SIRI JAGAN JUDGE //True copy// P.A. TO JUDGE shg/