IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN MONDAY, THE 7TH MARCH 2011 / 16TH PHALGUNA 1932 WP(C).No. 26623 of 2010(C) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. K.SHANKARAN NAMBOOTHIRI,AGED 48 YEARS, S/O.UMADEVI ANDHARJANAM,KAPLENGADU MANA, P.O. KALLUVAZHI,PALAKKAD DISTRICT WORKING AS SANTHI AT THE THRIVIKRAMAPURAM TEMPLE,UNDER THRIVIKRAMAPURAM DEVASWOM COMING UNDER MALABAR DEVASWOM BOARD. 2. JAYASREE.T.V,AGED 48,W/O.T.P.PRABHAKARAN THIRUVIKRAMANA PISHARAM,P.O.KALLUVAZHI,PALAKKAD DISTRICT WORKING AS KAZHAKAM,AT THE THRIVIKRAMAPURAM TEMPLE,UNDER THRIVIKRAMAPURAM DEVASWOM COMING UNDER MALABAR DEVASWOM BOARD. BY ADV. SRI.SUNIL NAIR PALAKKAT SRI.K.N.ABHILASH SMT.R.LEELA RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA,REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT,DEVASWOM DEPARTMENT. 2. COMMISSIONER,MALABAR DEVASWOM BOARD, CIVIL STATION,MALAPARAMBA,KOZHIKODE. 3. DISTRICT COLLECTOR,COLLECTORATE PALAKKAD PALAKKAD DISTRICT. 4. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER,MALABAR DEVASWOM BOARD,CIVIL STATION,PALAKKAD. 5. TEMPLE TRUSTEE REPRESENTED BY FIT PERSON THRIVIKRAMAPURAM TEMPLE,POST KALLUVAZHI. ADV. SRI.K.MOHANAKANNAN,SC,MALABAR DEVASWOM FOR R2 & 4 SRI.C.V.MANUVILSAN FOR R5 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 07/03/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C).No. 26623/10. APPENDIX PETITIONER(S)' EXHIBITS P1. COPY OF THE GOVT. ORDER DTD.28.2.09. sdk+ ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P.(C).No. 26623 of 2010 ================== Dated this the 7th day of March, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioners have filed this writ petition complaining that 20 months' arrears of salary due to the petitioners for the years 2009 and 2010 have not been paid to the petitioners yet. 2. The learned standing counsel for the Malabar Devaswom Board submits that proposal for sanction for payment of salary has to be forwarded by the 5th respondent, the 5th respondent forwarded a proposal, which is defective, he has been directed to cure the defects, and as soon as he cures the defects, appropriate steps would be taken to disburse the arrears of salary due to the petitioners. 3. I have considered the rival contentions in detail. 4. From the submission of the learned standing counsel for the Malabar Devaswom Board, it is evident that arrears of salary are due to the petitioners. As far as the defects in the proposal etc. are concerned, it is for respondents 4 and 5 to get the same sorted out. In the above circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to respondents 4 and 5 to see that the arrears of salary due to the petitioners are paid to them, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within one month from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge 2