IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN TUESDAY, THE 18TH NOVEMBER 2008 / 27TH KARTHIKA 1930 WP(C).No. 32689 of 2008(N) -------------------------- PETITIONER --------------- KRISHNAKUMAR.P.G, S/O. GOPALAKRISHNAN, PULICKAL HOUSE, CHEMMANDU, WORKING AS SAMBANDI ADIYANTHIRAM AT ERNAKULAM, SASTA KSHETHRAM, VYTTILA. BY ADV. SRI.ANIL SIVARAMAN SRI.HARIKRISHNAN RAVINDRAN RESPONDENTS --------------- 1. COCHIN DEVASWOM BOARD, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, THRISSUR. 2. THE SPECIAL DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER, COCHIN DEVASWOM BOARD, THRISSUR. 3. THE DEVASWOM ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, THRIPOONITHURA. 4. THE DEVASWOM OFFICER, CHOVVARA DEVASWOM, CHOVVARA SREEKRISHNA SWAMY TEMPLE, CHOVVARA.P.O, ERNAKLAM DISTRICT. ADV. SRI.K.GOPALAKRISHNA KURUP,SC,COCHIN D.B FOR R1-4 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 18/11/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.N.RAVINDRAN, J ----------------------------- W.P.(C) NO: 32689 of 2008 ----------------------------- Dated this 18th day of November, 2008 J U D G M E N T Heard Sri.P.Ravindran, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Sri.K.Gopalakrishna Kurup, the learned standing counsel appearing for the respondents. 2. The petitioner is an employee of the Cochin Devaswom Board. He was suspended from service by order dated 14-6-2007 issued by the Special Devaswom Commissioner. He challenged the order of suspension in W.P.(C) No.31383 of 2007. By Ext.P11 judgment delivered on 24-10-2007 this Court directed the respondents to complete the disciplinary enquiry within six months. It was further directed that if the disciplinary enquiry is not completed within six months the Board shall reinstate the petitioner in service and post him in any other temple as is found suitable. The petitioner submits that though the enquiry was completed within the time limit of six months and by Ext.P2 order dated 26-4-2008 the Special Devaswom Commissioner directed his reinstatement in service and he was given a posting at Chowara Sreekrishnaswami temple, he has not been permitted to join duty. The learned standing counsel appearing for the Board submits that the petitioner could not join duty at Chowara Sreekrishnaswami temple since employees W.P.(C) NO: 32689 of 2008 appointed on daily wages are working in the said temple and that petitioner has asked for a posting in the temples at Thrippunithura, Chakkumkulangara, Vyttila or Ravipuram. The learned standing counsel further submits that appropriate orders will be passed within two weeks giving a suitable posting to the petitioner. In the light of the said submission the writ petition is closed with a direction to the Board to give a suitable posting to the petitioner within two weeks from today. The Board shall also ensure that the petitioner is in a position to join duty. The Board shall also pass orders regularising the period from the date of Ext.P2 till the petitioner re joins duty as duty for all purposes. P.N.RAVINDRAN, JUDGE bps