IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 31ST MAY 2011 / 10TH JYAISHTA 1933 WP(C).No. 13270 of 2011(G) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- B.BALAJI, S/O. BHARGAVAN, RESIDING AT CHAKKAVILA VEEDU, KARUMANNOOR, PARASSALA.P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT, PIN-695502. BY ADV. SRI.GOPAKUMAR R.THALIYAL RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, NANTHANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM PIN-695004. 2. THE COMMISSIONER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, NANTHANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695004. 3. STATE OF KERALA,REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT,GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001. GOVT. PLEADER SMT.SUDHA DEVI ADV.V.V.NANDAGOPAL NAMBIAR, SC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 31/05/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P.(C).No. 13270 of 2011 ================== Dated this the 31st day of May, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a physically handicapped person and has been working as “nadaswaram lavanam” under the 1st respondent for the last more than 13 years. According to the petitioner, the petitioner is entitled to have his services regularised. He further submits that persons who have been working on daily wage basis for more than five years have already been regularised in service as per the decision of the Devaswom Board as is evident from Exts.P7 to P12. Seeking the benefit of regularisation, the petitioner has submitted Ext.P16 representation before the 2nd respondent. For the present the petitioner would be satisfied if the 2nd respondent considers and passes orders on Ext.P16 expeditiously. Having heard the learned standing counsel appearing for the Devaswom Board also, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P16 after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within two months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment. If the 2nd respondent is of opinion that the representation is better considered by the Board, it would be open to the 2nd respondent to place Ext.P16 before the w.p.c.13270/11 2 Board, who shall take appropriate decision, in which case, the Board shall hear the petitioner. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge