IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.H.L.DATTU & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 26TH MAY 2008 / 5TH JYAISHTA 1930 WP(C).No. 16474 of 2004(J) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------ DR. N. SASIDHARAN NAIR, CONTROLLER OF EXAMINATIONS (RTD.) UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT, NOW RESIDING AT MANIKANDA NIVAS, VETTINADU, VATTAPPARA P.O., TRIVANDRUM-28. BY ADV. SRI.T.G.RAJENDRAN RESPONDENTS: ----------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY CHIEF SECRETARY, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY. R1 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.M.P.SREEKRISHNAN ADV. SRI.U.K.RAMAKRISHNAN (SR.) FOR R2 SRI.E.K.MADHAVAN FOR R2 SRI.P.V.LOHITHAKSHAN FOR R2 SMT.P.VIJAYAMMA FOR R2 SMT.UMA GOPINATH FOR R2 SRI.V.KRISHNA MENON FOR R2 SRI.SANDEEP.E. FOR R2 SRI.DEVIDAS.U.K FOR R2 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 26/05/2008 THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WPC: NO.16474/2004: APPENDIX: PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS:NIL RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL H.L.DATTU, C.J. & T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ------------------------------------------------------------------ W.P.(C) No.16474 of 2004-J ------------------------------------------------------- Dated, this the 26th day of May, 2008 JUDGMENT Ramachandran Nair, J. Petitioner is a devotee of Sabarimala Temple. He has approached this Court highlighting the grievances of the devotees and also seeking for a direction to the Government to constitute a separate statutory administrative committee at Sabarimala with sufficient number of permanent staff. 2. When the matter came up for hearing on 31-3-2008, this Court directed the Government Pleader to get instructions as to the views of the Government in the matter of constituting a separate committee for the management of Sabarimala Temple. 3. Learned Government Pleader has brought to our notice a letter dated 30-4-2008 from the Additional Chief Secretary to Government to the Advocate General wherein the views of the Government is stated. It is brought to our notice that the constitution of a separate authority or committee entirely for managing the administration of Sabarimala without detaching the temple from Travancore Devaswom Board is under the consideration of the Government. Since such a step of rearrangement requires detailed examination and high level policy decision, the matter of formation of a separate committee for Sabarimala temple is being examined and Government require more time to finalise it. W.P.C No.16474/2004 -2- 4. In view of the fact that the issue that is raised in the writ petition is in serious consideration by the Government, we think that a separate direction as sought for by the petitioner is not necessary to be issued. Therefore, the writ petition is disposed of reserving liberty to the petitioner to approach this Court, if occasion arises subsequently. 5. Consequently, C.M.Appln.No.4692/2008 is closed. (H.L.DATTU) CHIEF JUSTICE (T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR,) JUDGE MS