IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI WEDNESDAY, THE 2ND APRIL 2008 / 13TH CHAITHRA 1930 WP(C).No. 8158 of 2008(U) PETITIONER: T.S.SUNDARARAJAN POTTI, AGED 49 YEARS, S/O.SREENIVASAN POTTI, RESIDING AT T.C.NO.28/18, GOKULAM, OTTUKAL STREET, KAITHAMUKKU, EMPLOYED AS SHANTHI, KANCHIPURAM DEVASWOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.R.S.KALKURA SRI.M.S.KALESH SRI.HARISH GOPINATH SRI.V.VINAY MENON SMT.KVP.JAYALEKSHMY SRI.M.AJAY (IRUMPANAM) RESPONDENTS: 1. TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, REPRESENTED BY ITS COMMISSIONER, DEVASWOM OFFICE, NANTHANCODE-695 003. 2. THE COMMISSIONER, DEVASWOM OFFICE, NANDANCODE, TRIVANDRUM-695 003. 3. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, TRIVANDRUM GROUP, ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE, FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 023. 4. KRISHNAN POTTI, MELSHANTHI, THIRUVALLAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 027. 5. SASIDHARAN EMBRANTHIRI, SHANTHI, THIRUNARAYANAKULAM, POTHENCOTTA SIVA KOVIL, CHALAI, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-659 009. WP(C).No. 8158 of 2008 :: 2 :: 6. V.SREEDHARAN POTTI, TC NO. 19/841 (2) KRRA 109(B), NILAMBUR MADOM, KESAVADEV ROAD, MUNDAVAN PUJAPPURA P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM- 695 012. BY ADV. SRI.D.SREEKUMAR, SC, TDB THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 02/04/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V.GIRI, J. ------------------------- W.P.(C).No.8158 of 2008 ------------------------- Dated this the 2nd day of April, 2008. JUDGMENT The petitioner, who is working as the Mel Santhi under the Travancore Devaswam Board, seeks a direction to respondents 1 to 3 to consider him for transfer and appointment to the post of Melsanthi in Thiruvallom Devaswom and if necessary, by terminating the services of the 4th respondent in that regard. 2. Learned standing counsel for the Devaswom Board Mr.Sreekumar places before me a proceedings of the Commissioner dated 11.1.2008 indicating that the 4th respondent had been given extension of his tenure in the Thiruvallom Devaswom from 31.10.2007 only taking note of the fact that the transfer at this stage may cause great difficulty. It is made clear that no further extension, as such, of the 4th respondent is contemplated, submits the learned counsel for the Devaswom. The case of the petitioner is to be considered in the course of next general transfer. W.P.(C).NO.8158/08 :: 2 :: The above submission is recorded and the writ petition is disposed of directing the 2nd respondent to consider the case of the petitioner for a posting in Thiruvallom Devaswom in the course of general transfer for the year 2008. Sd/- (V.GIRI) JUDGE sk/ //true copy// P.S. To Judge