IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI WEDNESDAY, THE 16TH SEPTEMBER 2009 / 25TH BHADRA 1931 WP(C).No. 26062 of 2009(C) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- P.R.PRATHAPACHANDRAN NAIR, AGED 55 YEARS S/O.RAVEENDRAN, RESIDING AT THURUTHIPALLIL HOUSE, KANJIRAKKAD, PERUMBAVOOR, TAKIL LAVANAM, PERUMBAVOOR SREE DARMASASTHA TEMPLE. BY ADV. SRI.N.ANILKUMAR RESPONDENS: --------------- 1. THE COMMISSIONER, TRAVANCORE DEVASOM BOARD, DEVASOM BUILDINGS, NANTHANCODE, TRIVANDRUM. 2. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, TRIKKARIYOOR SUB GROUP TRAVANCORE DEVASOM BOARD, TRIKKARIYOOR. 3. THE MANAGER, P.D.PERUMBAVOOR DEVASOM SREE DARMASASTHA TEMPLE PERUMBAVOOR. 4. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY DEVASOM, TRIVANDRUM. BY SC, TDB, SRI.P. GOPAL, THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 16/09/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V.GIRI,J. ------------------------- W.P ( C) No.26062 of 2009 -------------------------- Dated this the 16th September,2009 J U D G M E N T Petitioner is a Temple Employee of the Travancore Devaswom Board. He claims that he is entitled to continue in service till the end of the financial year 31.3.2010 on the basis of Ext.P1 Government Order by which the employees of the Government/Public Sector Undertakings/Corporations are directed to be retained till the end of the financial year, if they attain the age of 55 years during the course of the financial year. 2. Learned standing counsel for the Devaswom Board points out that issue has been considered and the contention has been rejected by a learned Judge in W.P(C) No.25302 of 2009, wherein, this Court held that neither Ext.P1 Government Order nor further statutory amendment brought to Rule 60(a) of Part I of K.S.R. would be per se applicable to temple employees of Devaswom unless there is a separate amendment in that regard in the regulations applicable. Writ petition is bereft of merit and hence dismissed. (V.GIRI,JUDGE) ma 2 3