IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT:- THE HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.V.K.BALI & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.RAMACHANDRAN FRIDAY, THE 5TH JANUARY 2007 / 15TH PAUSHA 1928 W.P.(C).No.539 of 2007(L) --------------------------------- PETITIONER:- --------------- M.SANDEEP, SREETHILAKOM, KUMARAPURAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 011. BY ADV. SRI.M.RAJASEKHARAN NAYAR SRI.G.MADHAVAN NAIR RESPONDENTS:- ------------------- 1. THE TRAVANCORE DEVESWOM BOARD, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, SANNIDHANAM, SABARIMALA. BY STANDING COUNSEL SRI.U.K.RAMAKRISHNAN. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 05/01/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V.K.Bali,C.J. & M.Ramachandran,J. -------------------------------------------- W.P.(C).No.539 of 2007-L --------------------------------------------- Dated, this the 5th day of January, 2007 JUDGMENT V.K.Bali,C.J. (Oral) There is a marked difference between Devaswom Canteen and a canteen run by a private person, even though authorised by the Devaswom. The petitioner is an auction purchaser of a canteen from Devaswom, but that would not give him a right to display the canteen as 'Devaswom Canteen'. In the circumstances, as mentioned above, if the petitioner displays a board to the effect that it is a 'Devaswom Canteen', the respondents-Devaswom would be entitled to remove such a board. There is no merit in this petition. Dismissed. V.K.Bali Chief Justice M.Ramachandran vku/- Judge