IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 30TH JANUARY 2009 / 10TH MAGHA 1930 WP(C).No. 36763 of 2008(B) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------ N. EASWARAN NAMBOOTHIRI, NOW WORKING AS SANTHI, NELLIKKAL KAVU DEVASWOM, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, (RESIDING AT NEELAMANA ILLOM, KEECHERIMEL, CHENGANNOOR) BY ADV. SRI.K.SASIKUMAR SRI.K.S.MOHAMED HASHIM RESPONDENTS: ----------------------- 1. THE TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, DEVASWOM BOARD BUILDING, NANTHANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE COMMISSIONER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, NANTHANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE ASSISTANT DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER,K ARANMULA GROUP, ARANMULA. 4. VENUKUMAR, KEEZH SANTHI, CHENGANOOR DEVASWOM, CHENGANOOR. R1 TO R3 BT ADV. SRI.P.G.PARAMESWARA PANICKER (SR.) SRI.P.GOPAL THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 30/01/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J -------------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) NO: 36763 of 2008 --------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 30th day of January, 2009 JUDGMENT The petitioner is employed as Santhi under the Travancore Devaswom Board. The grievance raised by the petitioner is that in spite of the directions issued by this Court in Ext.P2 judgment, without considering the effect of the same, he has now been given a posting to a place which was not one of the stations he had given as his choice. It is pointed out that the judgment Ext.P2 was rendered after hearing the respondents also. 2. The third respondent has filed a counter affidavit. It is pointed out that in paragraph 9 that against the order of transfer an appeal lies before the Devaswom Commissioner. The same is as per Clause 12 of guidelines, ROC No.134/05/Santhi dated 10.02.2005. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner will file an appeal within a period of ten days from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment before the second wpc:36763 of 2008 2 respondent. On receipt of the said appeal, the second respondent will consider the same in accordance with law and in the light of the directions contained in Ext.P2 judgment within a further period of one month thereafter. The writ petition is disposed of as above. T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE bps