IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.BHAVADASAN FRIDAY, THE 3RD SEPTEMBER 2010 / 12TH BHADRA 1932 WP(C).No. 21714 of 2010(L) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD EMPLOYEES FRONT REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT, CHAVARA GOPAKUMAR. BY ADV. SRI.K.SASIKUMAR SRI.S.ARAVIND SRI.P.JINISH PAUL RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, THIRUVANANTHAPRUAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY SRI.K.N.VENUGOPALA PANICKER, S.C. ADV.SRI.KRISHNAKUMAR MANGOTT, AMICUS CURIAE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 03/09/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN & P. BHAVADASAN, JJ. ------------------------------------------- W.P(C).No.21714 OF 2010 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 3rd day of September, 2010 JUDGMENT Thottathil B.Radhakrishnan, J. D.B.P.No.34/10 was filed essentially on the premise that the Devaswom Board Employees Confederation, though it lost in the referendum and became de-recognised, continued to be in occupation of rooms allotted to the recognised union. Following Ext.P4 order in DBP.34/10, it is stated that the Devaswom Employees Confederation stands evicted. Another issue noticed in Ext.P4 is the shortage of space for the additional staff in the Local Fund Audit and the Master Plan Committee office. We are of the view that the available space has to be appropriately utilised firstly in the interest of the institution, though some space, if available, could be made available to the recognised union also. Under such circumstances, the petitioner is directed to serve a copy of this writ petition on the learned Ombudsman for Travancore & Cochin Devaswom Boards and the first WPC.21714/10 2 respondent will place appropriate report before the learned Ombudsman regarding the space now available and also as to whether any portion is occupied by any trade union. Learned Ombudsman will look into the requirement of the additional staff of the Local Fund Audit, the Master Plan office and the requirement of the recognised trade unions and place a report. Sd/- THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, Judge. Sd/- P.BHAVADASAN, Judge. kkb.4/09.