IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI FRIDAY, THE 7TH SEPTEMBER 2007 / 16TH BHADRA 1929 WP(C).No. 14237 of 2007(T) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ D.P.MADHUSUDHANA BHATT, S/O. PADMANABHAN, DEVASWAM PARAMBIL, PIZHALA P.O., ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, WORKING AS MELSANTHI IN THE THONIAKAVU DEVASWOM. BY ADV. SRI.G.HARIHARAN SRI.PRAVEEN.H. RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, PARAVUR GROUP, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, NORTH PARAVUR, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.D.SREEKUMAR, SC, TDB THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 07/09/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C) NO. 14237/2007 : 2 : APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1: TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN O.P. NO. 2397/1999 DATED 29.01.1999. EXT.P2: TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER NO. ROC.6386/98/MISC. DATED 02.06.1999 ISSUED BY THE SECRETARY, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD. EXT.P3: TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 25.05.2006 ADDRESSED TO THE 1ST AND 2ND RESPONDENTS. /True Copy/ P.A to Judge. V. GIRI , J ========================== W.P.(C) NO. 14237 OF 2007 ========================== Dated this the 7th day of September, 2007. JUDGMENT The petitioner is working as Melshanthi in the Thonikavu Devaswom under the Paravur Sub Group of the Travancore Devaswom Board. According to him, he has completed 23 years of service under various temples under the Devaswom Board from 20.03.1999. He is currently drawing total emoluments to the tune of Rs. 5,146/-. His grievance is that other service benefits have not been made available. Highlighting this, he has preferred Ext.P3 before the Commissioner of Devaswom. In my opinion, the matter actually requires attention of the Board itself. 2. In the circumstances, Ext.P3 will be forwarded by the 2nd respondent to the 1st respondent within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. On receipt of the same, the 1st respondent shall consider and take appropriate decision in determining whether the service benefits due to the petitioners have actually been made available. If it is found that any other benefits are due to him, proper action will be taken to disburse the same to him within a period of three months thereafter. The writ petition is disposed of accordingly. V. GIRI, JUDGE. rv