IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR THURSDAY, THE 29TH OCTOBER 2009 / 7TH KARTHIKA 1931 WA.No. 2410 of 2009() --------------------- AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT IN WPC.25302/2009 Dated 31/08/2009 .................... APPELLANT(S): PETITIONER ------------------------ K.S.SANKARAN NAMBOOTHIRI, SANTHI, ARANMULA DEVASWOM, ARANMULA GROUP, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD. BY ADVS. SRI.P.N.PURUSHOTHAMA KAIMAL SRI.P.JAYAKRISHNA KAIMAL RESPONDENT(S): RESPONDENTS -------------------------- 1. TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, NANDANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI. P. GOPAL SC THIS WRIT APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 29/10/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: KURIAN JOSEPH & C.T. RAVIKUMAR, JJ. --------------------------------------------- W.A. NO. 2410 OF 2009 --------------------------------------------- Dated this the 29th day of October, 2009 JUDGMENT Kurian Joseph, J. The writ petitioner is the appellant. He is the Melsanthi under the Travancore Devaswom Board. He wants to continue in service upto 31.3.2010, though he attains the age of superannuation on 30.11.2009. The learned Single Judge has held that the Kerala Service Rules are not applicable to temple employees of the Travancore Devaswom Board. There cannot be any dispute on that well settled legal position. Therefore, it is for the appellant/petitioner to move for amendment of the law. Without prejudice to such liberty, the Writ Appeal is dismissed. (KURIAN JOSEPH) JUDGE (C.T. RAVIKUMAR) JUDGE sp/ 2 KURIAN JOSEPH & C.T. RAVIKUMAR, JJ. W.A. NO.2410/2009 JUDGMENT 29th October, 2009