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 23RD DAY OF DECEMBER 2011/2ND POUSHA 1933 WPC.No. 33934 of 2011 (N) PETITIONER(S) 1. S.N.NARAYANAN NAMBOOTHIRI MELSANTHI, KAVIYOOR HANUMAN TEMPLE RESIDING AT SREE NARAYANA VILASA ILLOM THIRUVAMVANDOOR P.O., CHENGANNUR BY ADV.SRI.S.KRISHNAMOORTHY RESPONDENT(S) 1. TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, REP.BY ITS SECRETARY, NANDANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 013. 2. THE DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD NANDANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 013. 3. ASSISTANT DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER, THIRUVALLA GROUP, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, THIRUVALLA - 680 515. 4. SUB GROUP OFFICER, KAVIYOOR DEVASWOM, KAVIYOOR P.O., THIRUVALLA - 680 515. 5. NARAYANAN EMBRAN,'SANTHI', NIRANATHUSALA TEMPLE, KADAPARA RESIDING AT 'GAYATRI MADOM' VALANJAVATTOM,ALUMTHURUTHI P.O., 680 603. R1 TO R3 BY ADV. SRI.G.BIJU,SC,TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23-12-2011 , ALONG WITH WPC. NO.34796/2011 THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: svs W.P.(C). NO. 33934/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1: COPY OF THE SHOW CAUSE NOTICE NO.270 DATED 14/10/2011 ISSUED BY 4TH RESPONDENT. P2: COPY OF THE REPLY DATED 17/10/2011 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER. P3: COPY OF THE RELIEVING ORDER NO.310 DATED 17/12/2011. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL /TRUE COPY/ P.A. TO JUDGE. svs THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN & C.T.RAVIKUMAR, JJ. ---------------------------------------------------- W.P(C).Nos. 33934 & 34796 of 2011 -------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 23rd day of December, 2011 JUDGMENT Thottathil B.Radhakrishnan,J 1. Writ Petition (W.P.(C).34796/2011) is filed by a person who pleads that he is a devotee and the Secretary of the Temple Advisory Committee of the Kaviyoor Sree Hanuman Temple. By now, it is admitted through submissions that he is erroneously described as the Secretary of the Temple Advisory Committee. He seeks a direction to TDB to avail the services of Sri.S.N.Narayanan Namboothiri as Melsanthi till 24.12.2011 when the Hanumal Jayanthi festival is to be held in the temple. 2. Sri.Narayanan Namboothiri filed W.P.(C) No.33934/11 challenging his transfer from the aforesaid temple. In that Writ Petition Narayanan Namboothiri says that the [W.P.(C).Nos.34796/11 &33934/11] 2 Hanumal Jayanthi festival starts on 18.12.2011. The relieving order is dated 17.12.2011 and it was directed that Narayanan Namboothiri be relieved after the 'Athazhapooja' of that day. Sri. Narayanan Namboothiri does not have a case in WP(C) No.33934/11 that the said relieving order was not given effect to. He pleads that the said order (Ext.P3 in W.P.(C).33934/11) is a punitive one. It is stated in the transfer order that it is as a measure in connection with the allegations of the Board that Narayanan Namboothri had conducted 'Archana' for which receipts were not issued by the Travancore Devaswom Board. He disputes that allegation. 3. We do not find any ground to interfere with the matter. Sri.S.N.Narayanan Namboothiri, the petitioner in WP(C).33934/11, has to work out his remedies by making appropriate representation to the Travancore Devaswom Board against the transfer. We, therefore, relegate him to such remedy. If such representation is filed, that shall be considered and decision taken after hearing Sri. Narayanan [W.P.(C).Nos.34796/11 &33934/11] 3 Namboothri. This exercise will be carried out within a period of one month from the date of receipt of the representation or one month from the end of the current Makaravilakku season, whichever is later. We leave open the other issues to be decided on merit by the authorities. With the above observation, these Writ Petitions are dismissed. Sd/- THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, Judge. Sd/- C.T. RAVIKUMAR, Judge. Krs.