IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR THURSDAY, THE 23RD OCTOBER 2008 / 1ST KARTHIKA 1930 DBA.No. 102 of 2008() --------------------- PETITIONER (S): -------------------- TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, NANTHANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-3. BY ADV. SRI.V.KRISHNA MENON RESPONDENT(S): --------------- THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR LOCAL FUND ACCOUNTS, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY SHRI R. LAKSHMINARAYANAN, G.P. THIS DEVASWOM BOARD APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/10/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: P.R.Raman & T.R. Ramachandran Nair, JJ. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - D.B.A. No. 102 of 2008 - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 23rd day of October, 2008. O R D E R Raman, J. This is an application seeking ratification of the action of the Board in having engaged Shri V. Rajagopal as Assistant Editor for Sannidhanam Magazine for a period of one year without seeking the prior sanction of this court. The application is supported by an affidavit. We have gone through the affidavit. 2. The post of Asst. Editor is not a sanctioned post. The incumbent was given such an appointment since 1989 without sanction and that the same is being continued without previous sanction. There is no justification for not obtaining sanction prior to the appointment. It is not for a temporary period, but this is being repeated every year. Further, only when it was pointed out by the Ombudsman that now an application is moved for ratification. In the circumstances, his continuance cannot be Dba 102/2008 -2- ratified. The application is dismissed. ( P.R.Raman, Judge.) (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/