IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 18TH MARCH 2009 / 27TH PHALGUNA 1930 WP(C).No. 8597 of 2009(T) ------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- N.KRISHNAKUMAR, KEEZH SANTHI, CHETTIKULANGARA DEVASWOM, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, RESIDING AT ELAVANKAL PADINJATTETHILLOM, KANNAMKULANGARA SOUTH, CHETTIKULANGARA. BY ADV. SRI.S.KRISHNAMOORTHY RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, REP.BY ITS SECRETARY, NANDANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. ASSISTANT DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, MAVELIKKARA GROUP, MAVELIKKARA. 4. N.EASWARAN NAMBOOTHIRI, 'SANTHI', EVOOR SREE KRISHNA SWAMY TEMPLE, EVOOR, RESIDING AT CHENGILLATH KALLAMPALLIL MADOM, EVOOR NORTH, EVOOR P.O. BY SRI. P. GOPAL, SC, TDB THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 18/03/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR,J. ------------------------- W.P ( C) No.8597 of 2009 -------------------------- Dated this the 18th March,2009 J U D G M E N T Petitioner is working as a Keezhsanthi under the Chettikulangara Devaswom. He had been working in that particular Devaswom from 1.6.2002. He applied for a transfer during General Transfer 2005 to Evoor Sree Krishna Swamy Temple. Petitioner alleges that at that point of time it was denied because of the influence of the 4th respondent. He approached this Court by filing WPC No.10248 of 2005 which was disposed of by Exhibit-P1 judgment. Again, the request was rejected as per Exhibit- P2 which the petitioner has challenged in WPC No.35503 of 2005 . 2. Petitioner contends that he has already completed three years from 15.12.2005 in Chettikulangara Devi Temple. Therefore he has applied for a transfer as per Exhibit-P3 and for appropriate orders during the General Transfer March-April 2009. W.P ( C) No.8597 of 2009 2 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that 3rd respondent may be directed to take a decision on Exhibit-P3 in accordance with the guidelines. 4. The request made by the petitioner as per Exhibit-P3 will be considered in accordance with the guidelines and along with the claims of any other santhies during the General Transfer March-April 2009. The writ petition is disposed of as above. (T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE) ma W.P ( C) No.8597 of 2009 3 W.P ( C) No.8597 of 2009 4