IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC WEDNESDAY, THE 9TH DECEMBER 2009 / 18TH AGRAHAYANA 1931 WP(C).No. 34189 of 2009(P) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- NJANKATTIRI BHAGAVATHY DEVASWOM, PATTAMBI, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT, REPRESENTED BY ITS HEREDITARY TRUSTEES M. NARAYANA MOOSAD & SURYAKUMARAN MOOSAD. BY ADV. SRI.MOHAN C.MENON SRI.T.M.KOCHUNNI RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE MALABAR DEVASWOM BOARD, KOZHIKODE, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. THE COMMISSIONER, THE MALABAR DEVASWOM BOARD, KOZHIKODE. ADV. SRI.K.MOHANAKANNAN,SC,MALABAR DEVASWOM FOR R1,2 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 09/12/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ------------------------- W.P.(C.) No.34189 of 2009 (P) --------------------------------- Dated, this the 9th day of December, 2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a Devaswom represented by its Heriditary Trustees. Their request is that transfer of the present Executive Officer Shri.T.C.Biju ordered as per Ext.P2 dated 29/10/2009, may at least be deferred for a period of three months, so that the maramathu works already undertaken by Shri.T.C.Biju, Executive Officer, can be completed under his supervision. 2. By Ext.P2, one Shri.Giridharan was posted in the place of the present Executive Officer Shri.T.C.Biju. In fact, Shri.Giridharan had approached this Court challenging the order transferring him and that order has since been cancelled by the Devaswom Commissioner by his order dated 07/12/2009. 3. In the light of the above, and coupled with the fact that the petitioner’s interest is only for completion of the projects that have already been undertaken by the Executive Officer, which is in the interest of the Devaswom, it will be only appropriate that the WP(C) No.34189/2009 -2- Commissioner sympathetically considers the request made by the petitioner for retention of Shri.T.C.Biju, the Executive Officer. This the Commissioner shall do taking into account the interest of the Devaswom as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within four weeks of production of a copy of this judgment. The petitioner shall produce a copy of this judgment before the Commissioner for appropriate action. This writ petition is disposed of as above. (ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE) jg