IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR FRIDAY, THE 18TH NOVEMBER 2011 / 27TH KARTHIKA 1933 WP(C).No. 26319 of 2010(L) --------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------- P.GANGADHARAN,NON-HEREDITARY TRUSTEE OF SRI.KOTTIYOOR DEVASWOM, KOTTIYOOR, KANNUR DISTRICT AND PRESIDENT OF SREE KOTTIYOOR PERUMAL SEVA SANGHAM, .KOTTIYOOR, KANNUR DISTRICT. BY ADVS. SRI.M.KRISHNAKUMAR SMT.PRABHA R.MENON RESPONDENT(S): --------------------- 1. THE COMMISSIONER, MALABAR DEVASWOM BOARD, KOZHIKODE-673 020. 2. SREE THRICHERUMANNA ALIAS SREE KOTTIYOOR DEVASWOM REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES T.BALAN NAIR, KOTTIYOOR, KANNUR DISTRICT 670 674. 3. T.BALAN NAIR, AGED 66 HEREDITARY TRUSTEE AND CHAIRMAN SREE THRICHERUMANNA ALIAS SREE KOTTIYOOR DEVASWOM MANATHANA, KOTTIYOOR-670 674. 4. KOLANGARAYATH SANKARAN NAIR,AGED 83, HEREDITARY TRUSTEE, SREE THRICHERUMANNA ALIAS SREE KOTTIYOOR DEVASWOM MANATHANA, KOTTIYOOR-670 674. KANNUR DISTRICT. svs ................2/-... ...2... WPC. NO.26319/2010 5. AAKAL KARUNAKARAN NAIR, AGED 90 HEREDITARY TRUSTEE, SREE THRICHERUMANNA ALIAS SREE KOTTIYOOR DEVASWOM MANATHANA,KOTTIYOOR KANNUR DISTRICT-670 674. 6. KARIMPANACKAL CHATHOTH VELAYUDHAN NAIR AGED 65 YEARS, HEREDITARY TRUSTEE, SREE THRICHERUMANNA ALIAS SREE KOTTIYOOR DEVASWOM MANATHANA,KOTTIYOOR KANNUR DISTRICT-670 674. 7. THEKKEDATH MANAKKAL NARAYANAN NAMBOOTHIRI, AGED 91 TANTHRI & NON-HEREDITARY TRUSTEE,SREE THRICHERUMANNA ALIAS SREE KOTTIYOOR DEVASWOM MANATHANA,KOTTIYOOR KANNUR DISTRICT-670 674. 8. KAMBRATH ILLOTH PARAMESWARAN NAMBOOTHIRI, AGED 83, THE RAJAH OF KOTTARAM NON-HEREDITARY TRUSTEE,SREE THRICHERUMANNA @ SREE KOTTIYOOR DEVASWOM MANATHANA,KOTTIYOOR KANNUR DISTRICT-670 674. 9. K.KUNHIRAMAN, GENERAL SECRETARY,SREE KOTTIYOOR PERUMAL SEVA SANGAM, KOTTIYOOR, KANNUR DISTRICT-670 674. 10. K.GOPALAKRISHNAN, PRESIDENT, MALABAR DEVASWOM BOARD, KOZHIKODE-673 020 R-1 BY ADV. SRI.K.MOHANAKANNAN,SC,MALABAR DEVASWOM R2,3 BY SRI.P.K.SURESH KUMAR, SENIOR ADVOCATE ADV. SMT.M.SINDHU THANKAM R4,5 BY ADVS. SRI.BINOY VASUDEVAN SMT.P.G.BABITHA R-9 BY ADV. SMT.LIGEY ANTONY THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 18/11/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: svs THOTTATHIL B. RADHAKRISHNAN & C.T.RAVIKUMAR, JJ. ---------------------------------------- W.P.(C)No.26319 of 2010 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 18th day of November, 2011 JUDGMENT Thottathil B.Radhakrishnan, J. Having regard to the disposal of W.P.(C)Nos.11372, 31211, 24447 of 2010, 17618, 18968, 21779 & 25359 of 2011 today, the learned Senior Counsel appearing for the petitioner in this case submits, in our view quite rightly, that the writ petitioner would be well advised to withdraw this writ petition and await any action or proceedings in terms of the other judgments and preserve on himself the right to move this Court, if necessary, even on the strength of Clause 7 of Ext.P1 Scheme. We accept this submission and dismiss this writ petition as withdrawn preserving all contentions and without expressing any opinion on the merits. We, however, direct that any material produced in this case, by the statutory authority, will be taken due note of by the appropriate statutory authority under the MDB for any proceedings in connection with the temple in question for which such material would be relevant. Ordered accordingly. Sd/- THOTTATHIL B. RADHAKRISHNAN Judge Sd/- C.T.RAVIKUMAR Judge TKS/18.11