IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN FRIDAY, THE 21ST AUGUST 2009 / 30TH SRAVANA 1931 WP(C).No. 1277 of 2009(B) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ THE TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, REPRESENTED BY IT'S SECRETARY, NANTHANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 3. BY ADVS. MR.P.GOPAL, MR.P.G.PARAMESWARA PANICKER. RESPONDENT(S): ---------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE (DEVASWOMS), GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. BINUKUMAR M.K., SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KOMBBENSSERIL, ERUVA P.O., KAYAMKULAM - 7. R1 TO R3 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR. ANTONY MUKKATH R4 BY ADVS. MR.VINCENT JOSEPH, MR.A.V.CHARLES. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 21/08/2009,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss WPC.NO.1277/2009 B APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1: COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS ROC NO.2739/93/EST OF THE BOARD DTD. 05/07/1993. P2: COPY OF THE ORDER G.O.(RT) NO.234/2008/RD OF THE GOVERNMENT DTD. 18/01/2008. P3: COPY OF THE CIRCULAR NO.15618/ADV.C1/90/P ARD ISSUED BY THE GOVERNMENT DTD. 05/12/1990. P4: COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN WP(C)NO.13574 OF 2008 OF THE HON'BLE HIGH COURT OF KERALA DTD. 05/08/2008. P5: COPY OF THE LETTER NO.49475/DEV.2/08/RD ISSUED BY THE JOINT SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT DTD. 25/08/2008. P6: COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGSOF THE BOARD, ROC NO.681/08/EST.1 DTD. 24/06/2009. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: R4(A): COPY OF THE COUNTER AFFIDAVIT FILED BY DEVASWOM BOARD ON 23/07/08 IN WP(C) NO.13574/2008. /TRUE COPY/ P.A.TO JUDGE Kss P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. --------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 1277 OF 2009 -------------------------- Dated this the 21st day of August, 2009 J U D G M E N T Heard Sri. P.Gopal, the learned standing counsel appearing for the Travancore Devaswom Board. 2. This writ petition is filed challenging the direction issued by the Government in Ext.P5 letter regarding payment of salary and allowances to the fourth respondent for the period during which he had worked in the Travancore Devaswom Board. The learned standing counsel submits that the Travancore Devaswom Board has by Ext.P6 proceedings dated 24.6.2009 decided to accept the direction issued by the Government and has also ordered payment of salary and allowances to the fourth respondent from the Devaswom funds. The learned standing counsel appearing for the Board submits that in that view of the matter, this writ petition may be closed as infructuous. The learned counsel appearing for the fourth respondent submits that the Board may in view of the changed circumstances be directed to give effect to Ext.P6 expeditiously. W.P.(C) No. 1277/09 2 3. In the light of the fact that the Board has conceded the claim of the fourth respondent by issuing Ext.P6, I am of the opinion that the consequential monetary benefits should be disbursed to the him expeditiously. I accordingly dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the petitioner to disburse the amount mentioned in Ext.P6 to the fourth respondent expeditiously and in any event within three months from today. P.N.RAVINDRAN, JUDGE vps