IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.S.RADHAKRISHNAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC WEDNESDAY, THE 13TH JUNE 2007 / 23RD JYAISHTA 1929 WP(C).No. 7603 of 2007(S) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ N.P.KUNHIKKANNAN, S/O KUMARAN, NALUPURAPPATHIL HOUSE, KADANNAPPALLI P.O., MANDOOR (VIA), KANNUR DIST. BY ADV. SRI.P.NARAYANAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, HR & CE DEPT., THIRUVANGAD, THALASSERY, KANNUR DISTRICT. 2. THE AREA COMMITTEE REP. BY ITS CHAIRMAN (ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER), HR & CE DEPT., THIRUVANGAD, THALASSERY, KANNUR DISTRICT. 3. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY SECRETARY TO DEVASWAM DEPT., TRIVANDRUM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. SANDESH RAJA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 13/06/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C) 7603/07 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXTS: EXT.P1 COPY OF THE GAZETTE NOTIFICATION DT. 25.2.81. EXT.P2 COPY OF THE ORDER NO.D.DIS 3919/88 DATED 8.8.89 ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT. EXT.P3 COPY OF THE NOTIFICATION DATED 13.3.06 ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT. EXT.P4 COPY OF THE LETTER ISSUED BY THE INSPECTOR OF HR & CE (Admn) DEPARTMENT, THALIPARAMBA. EXT.P5 COPY OF THE NOTIFICATION NO.A3.911/06 DATED NIL ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT. K.S.Radhakrishnan & Antony Dominic, JJ. ======================== W.P.(C)No.7603 of 2007 ======================== Dated this the 13th day of June, 2007. JUDGMENT Radhakrishnan,J. This Writ Petition is preferred challenging Ext.P5 notification issued by the first respondent calling for fresh applications for appointment to the very same post of non-hereditary trustee in Vellalath Siva Temple. Petitioner stated that the respondents as per Ext.P3 notification dated 13.3.2006 commenced selection process for appointment in one of the vacancies of non-hereditary trustee. In pursuance to the notification, three persons had applied and interview was held on 21.6.2006. However, selection was not finalised. Later, an Area Committee met on 7.12.2006 and passed a resolution No.85 to cancel the earlier notification and to re-notify the vacancy in order to widen the scope of selection. Counsel for the third respondent submitted that the decision of the Area Committee to re-notify the vacancy is to select persons of their choice. 2. We do not find any reason to cancel the earlier notification, WP(C) 7603/07 -: 2 :- since the entire selection procedure has already been completed including the interview. Hence, there is no justification to re-notify the same, especially when no reasons have been stated for fresh notification, so as to widen the scope of selection. We direct the respondents to complete the selection procedure pursuance to Ext.P3 within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Writ Petition is disposed of as above. K.S.Radhakrishnan, Judge. Antony Dominic, Judge. ess 13/6