IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC THURSDAY, THE 12TH NOVEMBER 2009 / 21ST KARTHIKA 1931 WP(C).No. 32297 of 2009(F) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------- N.M.SANKARAN NAMBOOTHIRI, SANTHI, KUNNAM DEVASWOM, CHENGANNUR SUB GROUP, ARANMULA. BY ADV. SRI.ANILKUMAR.K.N.PILLAI RESPONDENT(S): ------------------- 1. THE COMMISSIONER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, NANDANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, ARANMULA GROUP, ARANMULA P.O. SRI.P.GOPAL, SC, TDB THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 12/11/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ================ W.P.(C) NO. 32297 OF 2009 (F) ===================== Dated this the 12th day of November, 2009 J U D G M E N T Petitioner, a Melshanthi under the 1st respondent Devaswom claims to be the senior most Melshanthi, who had applied for transfer to Aranmula Parthasarathi Temple during the last general transfer. It is stated that though request for his transfer was denied on the earlier occasion, there is going to arise a vacancy on the 30th of this month. Staking his claim to the said vacancy, which according to him is going to arise, he has filed Ext.P1 representation before the 2nd respondent and he seeks an order requiring the respondents to consider the same and pass orders thereon. 2. I heard the standing counsel appearing for the respondents also. 3. Having regard to the claim raised by the petitioner for transfer before the 2nd respondent, I dispose of this writ petition directing the 2nd respondent to consider the request of the petitioner along with that of others and pass orders on Ext.P1, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within 2 weeks of WPC 32297/09 :2 : production of a copy of this judgment. Petitioner shall produce a copy of this judgment along with a copy of this writ petition before the 2nd respondent for compliance. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE Rp