IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN MONDAY, THE 24TH JANUARY 2011 / 4TH MAGHA 1932 WP(C).No. 2397 of 2011(Y) -------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------- SREEJITH,'THEKKEMADOM', VAIKOM THEKKENADA P.O.,KOTTAYAM DISTRICT PIN-686142 BY ADV. SRI.R.V.SREEJITH RESPONDENT(S): -------------------- 1. TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, REP.BY ITS SECRETARY, NANATHANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 003. 2. THE PRESIDENT, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,NANTHANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695003 BY ADV. SRI.P.GOPAL THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 24/01/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: svs S. SIRI JAGAN, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)No.2397 of 2011 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 24th day of January, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a B.A. Degree holder in Veena. He belongs to the family of Vaikathu Pachumoothathu. In Vaikom Mahadevar Temple that family is stated to have the right to recite veena during Deeparadhana. In 1985, that ritual was stopped in the temple. But in a Devaprasnam conducted in 2000 it was found that the deity was dissatisfied with the discontinuance of recital of veena. In the said circumstances, the petitioner was engaged to perform veena during Deeparadhana from 2000 onwards without any payment. Later on, a payment was fixed which was increased to Rs.800/- per month in 2003. According to the petitioner for performing veena the petitioner has to remain in the temple during the whole day and he cannot do any other job while at the job. According to the petitioner since the petitioner is duly qualified, the petitioner is W.P.(C)No.2397 of 2011 -2- eligible to be regularised in the service of the temple. Seeking this relief the petitioner has filed Ext.P2 representation before the 1st respondent. The petitioner seeks a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P2 as expeditiously as possible. I have heard the learned standing counsel appearing for the Devaswom Board also. Having heard both sides, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P2 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner. Sd/- S. SIRI JAGAN JUDGE //True copy// P.A. TO JUDGE shg/