IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI TUESDAY, THE 6TH OCTOBER 2009 / 14TH ASWINA 1931 WP(C).No. 27908 of 2009(G) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- P.T.M.CHITHRABHANU NAMBOODHIRI, S/O.LATE NEELAKANTAN NAMBOODHIRI, AGED 52 YEARS, MELSHANTHI, SREE SUBRAMANIA SWAMI TEMPLE, AYANIKUZHI DEVASWOM, PALAPPURAM P.O., OTTAPALAM, RESIDING AT THOTTAPAYA MANA, S.R.K.NAGAR, OTTAPALAM - 3. BY ADV. SRI.BINOY VASUDEVAN SMT.P.G.BABITHA RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE COMMISSIONER, MALABAR DEVASWOM BOARD, KOZHIKODE. 2. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, MALABAR DEVASWOM BOARD, PALAKKAD. 3. KUNHIKRISHNAN NAMBIAR, KAVITHA NIVAS, S.R.K.NAGAR, OTTAPALAM (FIT PERSON APPOINTED FOR AYANIKUZHI DEVASWOM) SRI.K.MOHANAKANNAN, SC, MALABAR DEVASWOM BOARD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 06/10/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V. GIRI, J. `````````````````````````````````````````````````` W.P.(C) No. 27908 of 2009 G `````````````````````````````````````````````````` Dated this the 6th day of October, 2009 J U D G M E N T Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned standing counsel for Malabar Devaswom Board. 2. Petitioner is working as the Melshanthi of Sree Subramania Swami Temple under the Ayanikuzhi Devaswom. The same is now administrated by the Malabar Devaswom Board. The petitioner is paid a salary of Rs.500/- per month. The 3rd respondent is the fit person for the temple, so appointed by the H.R. & C.E. Department. The petitioner contends that new pay scale for the temple employees was sanctioned with effect from 01-06-1990. But, he was not paid the amount as per the said scale for the period from 1999 to 2002 and thereafter from January 2003 to December 2008. This claim has been raised in Ext.P5 representation before the Commissioner, Malabar Devaswom Board, and the same is pending. 3. The Commissioner, Malabar Devaswom Board, the 1st respondent, shall look into Ext.P5 and see that the amounts due to WPC.27908/09 : 2 : the petitioner is disbursed within two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above. (V.GIRI, JUDGE) aks