IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI FRIDAY, THE 16TH NOVEMBER 2007 / 25TH KARTHIKA 1929 WP(C).No. 19676 of 2006(P) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ P.RAJEEV CHANDRAN, RETIRED KARAMMA ACCOUNTANT, SREEKRISHNASWAMY TEMPLE,AMBALAPUZHA, RESIDING AT 'SREEHARI',KOMANA, AMBALAPUZHA. BY ADV. SRI.KRB.KAIMAL (SR.) SRI.V.MADHUSUDHANAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- THE TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BAORD OFFICE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.D.SREEKUMAR, SC, TDB THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 16/11/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 19676 of 2006 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS EXT.P1- TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT OF THIS HON'BLE COURT IN O.P.417/03 DATED 1.8.03 EXT.P2- TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT OF THIS HON'BLE COURT IN W.P. (C).9025/04 DATED 31.8.05 EXT.P3- TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 23.2.06 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER TO THE RESPONDENT EXT.P4- TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 10.6.06 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER TO THE RESPONDENT (TRUE COPY) P.A TO JUDGE V.GIRI, J ------------------- W.P.(C).19676/2006 -------------------- Dated this the 16th day of November, 2007 JUDGMENT The petitioner claims that he had Karaima right for performing temple Accountant's work in Sreekrishnaswamy Temple, Ambalapuzha. According to him, he had functioned as an Accountant in the temple office since 4.12.1979. He however, contends that from 6.8.1981 he was entitled to be treated as regular employee and he retired from service on 31.10.2004 on completion of 55 years of age. He claims pensionery benefits attributable to his service in the Travancore Devaswom and his claim in this regard is pending as Ext.P3. After having heard the learned Standing Counsel for the Board also, this writ petition is disposed of directing the first respondent to consider Ext.P3 in accordance with law and take a decision thereon within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. V.GIRI Judge mrcs