Kerala High Court
Travancore Devaswom Board vs Prasanth Kumar T.S on 19 November, 2020
Author: P.V.Asha
Bench: P.V.Asha
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE P.V.ASHA
THURSDAY, THE 19TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 2020 / 28TH KARTHIKA, 1942
RP.No.626 OF 2020 IN WP(C). 13622/2019
AGAINST THE JUDGMENT IN WP(C) 13622/2019(C) OF HIGH COURT OF
KERALA
REVIEW PETITIONERS/RESPONDENTS NO.2 AND 3 IN THE WRIT PETITION:
1 TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD
NANDANCODE, KAVADIAR P.O.,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 003, REPRESENTED BY ITS
SECRETARY.
2 THE DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER
TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, NANDANCODE,
KAVADIAR P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 003.
BY ADV. SRI.C.K.PAVITHRAN, SC
RESPONDENTS/PETITIONERS 1 TO 17 AND RESPONDENTS 1 AND 4 TO 42 IN
THE WRIT PETITION:
1 RAJESH S.
AGED 36 YEARS
S/O.SEKHARAN NAIR, WORKING AS THALI,
SREEMAHADEVA TEMPLE KAZHAKOOTTA, ULLUR GROUP,
TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, RESIDING AT MEKKE -
-VALAVOOR VEEDU, KARINGAL, KANDALA P.O.. - 695 512,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM.
2 SANTHOSH KUMAR N.K.
AGED 37 YEARS
S/O.KESAVAN N., WORKING AS THALI, KATTOOR DEVASWOM,
VARKALA GROUP, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, RESIDING
AT THOTTATHUVILA VEEDU, MURIYATHOTTAM,
PARASSALA P.O., PIN - 695 502, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM.
3 PRADEEPKUMAR R.
AGED 37 YEARS, S/O.RAVEENDRAN PILLAI, WORKING AS -
-THALI, MAHADEVA TEMPLE, THRIKKADAVOOR,
KOLLAM GROUP, THRIKKADAVOOR SUB GROUP,
TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, RESIDING AT -
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-CHARUVILAKIZHAKKETHIL, KURIPUZHA P.O., PERINADU,
KOLLAM.
4 ARUN S.
AGED 33 YEARS, S/O.SIVASANKARAPILLAI K.,
WORKING AS THALI, PUTHIYITAM DEVASWOM,
TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, RESIDING AT THANNIKKAL,
ALAPPUZHA.
5 SAJIKUMAR R.
AGED 41 YEARS, S/O.RAJAPPAN PILLAI K.,
WORKING AS THALI, KAPPIL DEVASWOM,
BHAGAVATHINADA DEVASWOM, VARKALA GROUP,
TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, RESIDING AT RAJASADANAM,
PULIYOORKONAM P.O. - 695 604, MADAVOOR, PALLICKAL,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM.
6 SANEESH S.
AGED 34 YEARS, S/O.SAHAJAN V.K. WORKING AS THALI,
KOYIKKAL DEVASWOM, KOLLAM GROUP,
KILIKOLLUR SUB GROUP, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,
RESIDING AT VARIESERIAL VEEDU, KANDRAKANI,
PATTAMTHURUTHU P.O., MONTROTHURUTHU K., KOLLAM -
691 601.
7 SAJEEVE K.
AGED 40 YEARS, S/O.K.KUTTANPILLA, WORKING AS THALI,
POZHIKKARA DEVASWOM, VARKALA GROUP,
KADANCHIRAVEEDU, ULLAS NAGAR, 109-PUNTHALATHAZHAM,
KILIKOLLUR P.O., KOLLAM - 691 004.
8 JINU G.NAIR
AGED 36 YEARS, S/O.GOPALAKRISHNAN NAIR K., RESIDING
AT PULIYATHANAM, VAZHAPPALLI, KIZHAKU,
CHANGANACHERRY, KOTTAYAM.
9 GOPAL V.R.
AGED 40 YEARS, S/O.VASUDEVANPILLA R.,
MULLASSERIVAKKATHIL, KALLUMTHAZHAM, POKLM - 691004.
10 MANOJ MOHAN
S/O.M.K.MOHAN, USHAS, CHIRANIKKARA P.O., VEMBAYAM,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 615.
11 DEVRAJ N.S.
S/O.SIVAN N.T., RESIDING AT PAINGATTIL VEEDU,
UDAYAMPERUR P.O., MALEKKADERANAK, ULAM - 682307.
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12 SAJEESH T.S.
AGED 35 YEARS, S/O.SATHEESH, KANAKAPPALAM P.O.,
ERUMELY.
13 RATHEESH R.
AGED 33 YEARS, S/O.RAJU, ALAPPAD HOUSE,
KODUPUNNA P.O., ALAPPUZHA - 689 595.
14 SAJITH M.S.
AGED 29 YEARS, S/O.RAJAN PILLA, WORKING AS WATCHER,
KARUNAGAPPALLY GROUP, PLLIKKAL DEVASWOM
KUNDALAVEETUL DEVI TEMPLE,
RESIDING AT MANIYATTETHIL, ULLANNUR P.O., KULANADA,
PATHANAMTHITTA.
15 SREEJITH S.
AGED 30 YEARS, S/O.SREEKUMAR, WORKING AS WATCHER,
BHARANIKKAVU DEVASWOM, SHASTHAMKOTTA SUB GROUP,
RESIDING AT KAVALAKKAL KIZHAKKETHIL, THEKKUMBHAGAM,
CHAVARA, SOUTH P.O., KOLLAM - 691 584.
16 SAJITH C.
AGED 37 YEARS, S/O.CHANDRAN U., WORKING AS
KAZHAKAM, THIRUMANAMANGALAM DEVASWOM,
VALIYAKOYIKKAL SUB GROUP, RESIDNG AT MANNATHAZHATHU
KIZHAKKETHIL, MEENATHUCHERI, KAVANADU P.O., KOLLAM
- 691 003.
17 ANEESHKUMAR
S/O.SREEDHARANPILA, WORKING AS KAZHAKAM,
MAVILA DEVASWOM, PUNALOOR GROUP, ANJAL SUB GROUP,
RESIDING AT EDATHUNDIL PUTHENVEEDU, KAMUKUMCHERY,
AVANEESWARAM P.O., PIDAVOOR, KOLLAM.
18 STATE OF KERALA
REPRESENTED BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT,
DEVASWOM DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001.
19 THE PRESIDENT, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD
NANTHANCODE, KAWDIAR P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM -
695003.
20 G.SIVANKUTTY
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM GROUP, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
- 695 003.
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21 S.HARIKUMAR
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, HARIPPAD GROUP,
HARIPAD, ALAPPUZHA - 690 514.
22 P.GOPI
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,
NEYYATTINKARA GROUP, NEYYATTINKARA,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 121.
23 D.GOPAKUMAR
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM GROUP, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
- 695 003.
24 K.R.SUNILKUMAR
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, PUNALUR GROUP,
PUNALUR P.O., KOLLAM - 691 305.
25 R.HARIKUMAR
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, ULLOR GROUP,
MEDICAL COLLEGE P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695011.
26 K.UNNIKRISHNA PILLAI
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,
KARUNAGAPPALLY GROUP, KARUNAGAPPALLY P.O., KOLLAM -
690 544.
27 R.SREEVALSAN PILLAI
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, PUNALUR GROUP,
PUNALUR P.O., KOLLAM - 691 305.
28 VIJAYAKUMARAN NAIR P.
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, PUNALUR GROUP,
PUNALUR P.O., KOLLAM - 691 305.
29 JAYAKUMAR
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, VARKKALA GROUP,
VARKKALA P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 141.
30 S.VENKITESAN
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,
NEYYATTINKARA GROUP, NEYYATTINKARA,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 121.
31 VIJAYAN T.
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, VAIKOM GROUP,
VAIKOM P.O., KOTTAYAM - 686 142.
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32 NIRMALAN N.
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,
KARUNGAPPALLY GROUP, KARUNGAPPALLY P.O., KOLLAM -
690 544.
33 P.VIJAYA PILLAI
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,
KARUNAGAPPALLY GROUP, KARUNAGAPPALLY P.O., KOLLAM -
690 544.
34 K.MURALEEDHARAN PILLAI
WATCHER,TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,
KARUNAGAPPALLY GROUP, KARUNAGAPPALLY P.O., KOLLAM -
690 544.
35 S.GIREESA WARRIAR
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, KOLLAM GROUP,
KOLLAM - 691 001.
36 K.G.RAMAN NAIR
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,
THRIKKARIYOOR GROUP, KOTHAMANGALAM P.O., ERNAKLAM -
686 631.
37 A.R.GOPAKUMAR
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,
ETTUMANOOR GROUP, ETTUMANOOR P.O., KOTTAYAM
- 686 631.
38 N.PRADEEP
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, VAIKOM GROUP,
VAIKOM P.O., KOTTAYAM - 686 142.
39 N.HARIKUMAR
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,
MAVELIKKARA GROUP, MAVELIKKARA P.O.,
ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT - 690 101.
40 P.R.GOPINATHAN NAIR
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,
AMBALAPUZHA GROUP, AMBALAPUZHA P.O., ALAPPUZHA -
688 561.
41 T.RADHAKRISHNAN NAIR
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, VARKALA GROUP,
VARKALA P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 141.
42 R.MURALI PRASAD
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WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,
AMBALAPUZHA GROUP, AMBALAPUZHA P.O., ALAPPUZHA -
688 561.
43 K.SASIDHARA KURUP
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,
AMABALAPUZHA GROUP, AMBALAPUZHA P.O., ALAPPUZHA -
688 561.
44 K.SASI
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,
KOTTARAKKARA GROUP, KOTTARAKAKRA P.O., KOLLAM
- 691 506.
45 V.REJENDRAN
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, KOLLAM GROUP,
KOLLAM - 691 001.
46 K.RAJU
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,
KARUNAGAPPALLY GROUP, KARUNGAPPALLY P.O., KOLLAM -
690 544.
47 N.BABUKUTTAN
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, PUNALUR GROUP,
PUNALUR P.O., KOLLAM - 691 305.
48 G.SIVANKUTTY
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, PUNALUR GROUP,
PUNALUR P.O., KOLLAM - 691 305.
49 C.N.SOMAN
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,
AMBALAPUZHA GROUP, AMBALAPUZHA P.O., ALAPPUZHA -
688 561.
50 G.SREEKUMAR
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, PUNALUR GROUP,
PUNALUR P.O., KOLLAM - 691 305.
51 A.HARIDAS
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,
MAVELIKKARA GROUP, MAVELIKKARA P.O., ALAPPUZHA -
690 101.
52 KRISHNAKUMAR S.
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, HARIPPAD GROUP,
HARIPPAD, ALAPPUZHA - 690 514.
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53 A.V.ANANTHAKUTTAN NAIR
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,
KOTTARAKKARA GROUP, KOTTARAKKARA P.O., KOLLAM
- 690 544.
54 S.ANILKUMAR
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,
KARUNGAPPALLY GROUP, KARUNGAPPALLY P.O., KOLLAM -
690 544.
55 BAHULEYAN
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM GROUP, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
- 695 003.
56 S.DIVAKARAN
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,
SABARIMALA DEVASWOM, SABARIMALA, PATHANAMTHITTA -
689 662.
57 KRISHNAKUMAR M.P.
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, PARAVUR GROUP,
PARAVUR P.O., ERNAKULAM - 683 513.
R18 BY SMT. VINITHA.B,GOVERNMENT PLEADER
R19 BY ADVS.SRI.C.S.MANILAL,SC
SRI.V.G.ARUN,SC
THIS REVIEW PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON
19.11.2020, ALONG WITH RP.627/2020, RP.628/2020, RP.648/2020,
RP.650/2020, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING:
RP.No.626 OF 2020 IN WP(C).13622/2019
& CONNECTED CASES 8
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE P.V.ASHA
THURSDAY, THE 19TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 2020 / 28TH KARTHIKA, 1942
RP.No.627 OF 2020 IN WP(C). 6341/2020
AGAINST THE JUDGMENT IN WP(C) 6341/2020(P) OF HIGH COURT OF
KERALA
REVIEW PETITIONERS/RESPONDENTS NO.1 AND 2 IN THE WRIT PETITION:
1 TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD
NANDANCODE, KAVADIAR P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM -
695003, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY.
2 THE DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER
TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, NANDANCODE, KAVADIAR
P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 003.
BY ADV. SRI.C.K.PAVITHRAN, SC
RESPONDENTS:
1 PRASANTH KUMAR T.S.
AGED 37 YEARS
S/O.RADHAKRISHNAN, SARADA MANDAM,
PERUVANTHANAM P.O., IDUKKI - 685 532.
2 SARATH G.
PAZHAYAMKUZHICHIRA, POOCHAKKAL, P.O.,
CHERTHALA - 688 526.
3 GANESH BABU G.
GOKULAM, PERUNGALA P.O., KAYAMKULAM - 690 559.
4 SREEKANTH N.B.
NJALOOPPADY VEEDU, OKKAL P.O., ERNAKULAM DISTRICT -
683 550.
5 ARUNKUMAR A.S.
APPU SADANAM, POOVATTOOR, PADINJARU, MAVADI P.O.,
KOTTARAKKARA, KOLLAM - 691 507.
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6 BIJU S.
THUNDIYATH HOUSE, PUTHEN PEEDIKA, OMALLOOR P.O.,
PATHANAMTHITTA - 689 647.
7 SREEKUMAR S.B.
SREEMANDIRAM, MULAMPUZHA, PANDALAM P.O.,
PATHANAMTHITTA - 689 501.
8 NISANTH P.
AACHARI PARAMBIL HOUSE, AAKKANATTUKARA,
KALLUMALA P.O., MAVELIKKARA - 690 110.
9 ARUN T.DIVAKAR
VAISHNAVAM, PEERUMEDU P.O., IDUKKI - 685 531.
10 GOPALAKRISHNAN NAIR R.
LALITHALAYAM, THEVALAPPURAM P.O., KOLLAM - 691 507.
R1 BY ADVS.SRI.M.R.ANISON &
SMT.P.A.RINUSA
R2 TO R10 BY ADVS.SRI.R.T.PRADEEP &
SRI.K.C.HARISH
THIS REVIEW PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON
19.11.2020, ALONG WITH RP.626/2020, RP.628/2020, RP.648/2020,
RP.650/2020, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING:
RP.No.626 OF 2020 IN WP(C).13622/2019
& CONNECTED CASES 10
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE P.V.ASHA
THURSDAY, THE 19TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 2020 / 28TH KARTHIKA, 1942
RP.No.628 OF 2020 IN WP(C). 12679/2019
AGAINST THE JUDGMENT IN WP(C) 12679/2019(H) OF HIGH COURT OF
KERALA
REVIEW PETITIONERS/RESPONDENTS NO.2 AND 3 IN THE WRIT PETITION:
1 TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD
NANDANCODE, KAVADIAR P.O,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 003,
REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY
2 THE DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER,
TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, NANDANCODE,
KAVADIAR P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 003.
BY ADV. SRI.C.K.PAVITHRAN, SC
RESPONDENTS/PETITIONERS 1 TO 4 AND RESPONDENTS 1 AND 4 TO 42 IN
THE WRIT PETITION:
1 VARUN P.S
AGED 33 YEARS
WATCHER, PARASSALA MURYANKARA DEVASWOM,
TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,
RESIDING AT PADMASREE FORT,
KRISHNAN KOVIL JUNCTION, NEYYATTINKARA - 695 121,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM.
2 UNNIKRISHNAN K,
AGED 32 YEARS
WATCHER, HARIPPAD DEVASWOM,
TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,
RESIDING AT KOYATTUKIZHAKKATHIL, KARUVATTA P.O.,
ALAPPUZHA - 690 517.
3 GANESH G,
AGED 42 YEARS
WATCHER, THIRUVALLA SREEVALLABHA TEMPLE,
TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,
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RESIDING AT ARIYANNOR VEEDU, BUDHANOOR,
POCHANGANNOOR, ALAPPUZHA - 689 519
4 UNNIKRISHNA PISHARADI G,
AGED 40 YEARS
S/O. GOPALA PISHARADI, KAZHAKA,
AYIROOR PUTHYAKAVU DEVASWOM, RESIDING AT GOKULAM,
RAMESWARAM, AMARAVILA P.O., NEYYATTINKARA,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 122.
5 STATE OF KERALA,
REPRESENTED BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT,
DEVASWOM DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001.
6 THE PRESIDENT,
TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, NANTHANCODE,
KAWDIAR P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 003.
7 G. SIVANKUTTY,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM GROUP,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 003.
8 S. HARIKUMAR,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, HARIPPAD GROUP,
HARIPAD, ALAPPUZHA - 690 514.
9 P. GOPI,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,
NEYYATTINKARA GROUP, NEYYATTINKARA,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 121.
10 D. GOPAKUMAR,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM GROUP,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 003.
11 K.R. SUNILKUMAR,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, PUNALUR GROUP,
PUNALUR P.O., KOLLAM 691 305.
12 R. HARIKUMAR,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, ULLOR GROUP,
MEDICAL COLLEGE P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 011.
13 K. UNNIKRISHNA PILLAI,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,
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KARUNAGAPPALLY GROUP, KARUNAGAPPALLY P.O., KOLLAM-
690 544
14 R. SREEVALSAN PILLAI,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, PUNALUR GROUP,
PUNALUR P.O., KOLLAM - 691 305
15 VIJAYAKUMARAN NAIR P.,,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, PUNALUR GROUP,
PUNALUR P.O., KOLLAM - 691 305
16 JAYAKUMAR,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, VARKKALA GROUP,
VARKKALA P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 141
17 S. VENITESAN,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,
NEYYATTINKARA GROUP, NEYYATTINKARA,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 121.
18 VIJAYAN T,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, VAIKOM GROUP,
VAIKOM P.O, KOTTAYAM - 686 142
19 NIRMALAN N.,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,
KARUNAGAPPALLY GROUP, KARUNAGAPPALLY P.O., KOLLAM
PIN - 690 544.
20 P. VIJAYAN PILLAI,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,
KARUNAGAPPALLY GROUP, KARUNAGAPPALLY P.O., KOLLAM -
690 544
21 K. MURALEEDHARAN PILLAI,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,
KARUNAGAPPALLY GROUP, KARUNAGAPPALLY P.O., KOLLAM
690 544.
22 S. GIREESA WARRIAR,WATCHER,
TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, KOLLAM GROUP,
KOLLAM - 691 001
23 K.G RAMAN NAIR,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,
THRIKKARIYOOR GROUP, KOTHAMANGALAM P.O, ERNAKULAM
686 631
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24 A.R GOPAKUMAR,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,
ETTUMANOOR GROUP, ETTUMANOOR P.O., KOTTAYAM 686 631
25 N. PRADEEP,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, VAIKOM GROUP,
VAIKOM P.O., KOTTAYAM 686 142.
26 N. HARIKUMAR,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,
MAVELIKKARA GROUP, MAVELIKKARA P.O.,
ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT 690 101.
27 P.R. GOPINATHAN NAIR,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,
AMBALAPUZHA GROUP, AMBALAPUZHA P.O., ALAPPUZHA 688
561
28 T. RADHAKRISHNANA NAIR,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, VARKALA GROUP,
VARKALA P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 141.
29 P. MURALI PRASAD,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,
AMBALAPUZHA GROUP, AMBALAPUZHA P.O., ALAPPUZHA -
688 561
30 K. SASIDHARA KURUP,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,
AMBALAPUZHA GROUP, AMBALAPUZHA P.O., ALAPPUZHA 688
561
31 K. SASI,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,
KOTTARAKKARA GROUP, KOTTARAKKARA P.O., KOLLAM 691
506
32 V. REJENDRAN,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, KOLLAM GROUP,
KOLLAM 691 001.
33 K. RAJU,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,
KARUNAGAPPALLY GROUP, KARUNAGAPPALLY P.O., KOLLAM
690 544.
34 N. BABUKUTTAN, WATCHER,
TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, PUNALUR GROUP,
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PUNALUR P.O, KOLLAM 691 305
35 G. SIVANKUTTY,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, PUNALUR GROUP,
PUNALUR P.O., KOLLAM 691 305
36 C.N SOMAN,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,
AMBALAPUZHA GROUP, AMBALAPUZHA P.O, ALAPPUZHA 688
561
37 G. SREEKUMAR,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, PUNALUR GROUP,
PUNALUR P.O, KOLLAM 691 305.
38 A. HARIDAS,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,
MAVELIKKARA GROUP, MAVELIKKARA P.O, ALAPPUZHA 690
101.
39 KRISHNAKUMAR S,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, HARIPPAD GROUP,
HARIPPAD, ALAPPUZHA 690 514
40 A.V. ANANTHAKUTTAN NAIR,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,
KOTTARAKKARA GROUP, KOTTARAKKARA P.O, KOLLAM 690
544
41 S. ANILKUMAR,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,
KARUNAGAPPALLY GROUP, KARUNAGAPPALLY P.O., KOLLAM
690 544
42 BAHULEYAN,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM GROUP, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
695 003.
43 S. DIVAKARAN,
WATCHER , TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BAORD,
SABARIMALA DEVASWOM, SABARIMALA, PATHANAMTHITTA
689 662.
44 KRISHNAKUMAR M.P,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVAM BOARD, PARAVUR GROUP,
PARAVUR P.O, ERNAKULAM 683513.
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& CONNECTED CASES 15
R5 BY SMT.VINITHA B., GOVERNMENT PLEADER
THIS REVIEW PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON
19.11.2020, ALONG WITH RP.626/2020, RP.627/2020, RP.648/2020,
RP.650/2020, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING:
RP.No.626 OF 2020 IN WP(C).13622/2019
& CONNECTED CASES 16
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE P.V.ASHA
THURSDAY, THE 19TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 2020 / 28TH KARTHIKA, 1942
RP.No.648 OF 2020 IN WP(C). 4906/2020
AGAINST THE JUDGMENT IN WP(C) 4906/2020(K) OF HIGH COURT OF
KERALA
REVIEW PETITIONERS/RESPONDENTS NO.2 AND 3 IN THE WRIT PETITION:
1 TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD
NANDANCODE, KAVADIAR P.O.,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 003, REPRESENTED BY ITS
SECRETARY.
2 THE DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER,
TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, NANDANCODE,
KAVADIAR P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 003
BY ADV. SRI.C.K.PAVITHRAN, SC
RESPONDENTS/PETITIONER AND RESPONDENTS 1 AND 5 TO 42 IN THE WRIT
PETITION:
1 RAJESH KUMAR .K.
PALAZHY (THARAPPIL), PATTITHANAM P.O., ETTUMANOOR,
KOTTAYAM-686 631
2 STATE OF KERALA,
REPRESENTED BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT,
DEVASWOM DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001
3 G. SIVANKUTTY,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM GROUP,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 003
4 S. HARIKUMAR,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, HARIPPAD GROUP,
HARIPAD, ALAPPUZHA-690 514
5 P. GOPI,
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& CONNECTED CASES 17
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,
NEYYATTINKARA GROUP, NEYYATTINKARA,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 121
6 D. GOPAKUMAR,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM GROUP,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 003
7 K.R. SUNILKUMAR,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, PUNALUR GROUP,
PUNALUR P.O., KOLLAM-691 305.
8 R. HARIKUMAR,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, ULLOR GROUP,
MEDICAL COLLEGE P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 011
9 K. UNNIKRISHNA PILLAI,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,
KARUNAGAPPALLY GROUP, KARUNAGAPPALLY P.O., KOLLAM-
690 544
10 R. SREEVALSAN PILLAI,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, PUNALUR GROUP,
PUNALUR P.O., KOLLAM-691 305
11 VIJAYAKUMARAN NAIR P,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, PUNALUR GROUP,
PUNALUR P.O., KOLLAM-691 305
12 JAYAKUMAR,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, VARKALA GROUP,
VARKALA P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 141
13 S. VENKITESAN,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,
NEYYATTINKARA GROUP, NEYYATTINKARA,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 121
14 VIJAYAN T.,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, VAIKOM GROUP,
VAIKOM P.O., KOTTAYAM-686 142
15 NIRMALAN N,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,
KARUNAGAPPALLY GROUP, KARUNAGAPPALLY P.O., KOLLAM-
690 544
RP.No.626 OF 2020 IN WP(C).13622/2019
& CONNECTED CASES 18
16 P. VIJAYAN PILLAI,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,
KARUNAGAPPALLY GROUP, KARUNAGAPPALLY P.O., KOLLAM-
690 544
17 K. MURALEEDHARAN PILLAI,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,
KARUNAGAPPALLY GROUP, KARUNAGAPPALLY P.O., KOLLAM-
690 544
18 S. GIREESA WARRIAR,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, KOLLAM GROUP,
KOLLAM-691 001
19 K.G. RAMAN NAIR,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,
THRIKKARIYOOR GROUP, KOTHAMANGALAM P.O., ERNAKULAM-
686 631
20 A.R. GOPAKUMAR,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,
ETTUMANOOR GROUP, ETTUMANOOR P.O., KOTTAYAM 686 631
21 N. PRADEEP,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, VAIKOM GROUP,
VAIKOM P.O., KOTTAYAM-686 142
22 N.HARIKUMAR,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,
MAVELIKKARA GROUP, MAVELIKKARA P.O.,
ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT-690 101
23 P.R. GOPINATHAN NAIR,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,
AMBALAPUZHA GROUP, AMBALAPUZHA P.O.,
ALAPPUZHA-688 561
24 T. RADHAKRISHNAN NAR,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, VARKALA GROUP,
VARKALA P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 141
25 R.MURALI PRASAD,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,
AMBALAPUZHA GROUP, AMBALAPUZHA P.O.,
ALAPPUZHA 688 561
26 K. SASIDHARA KURUP,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,
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& CONNECTED CASES 19
AMBALAPUZHA GROUP, AMBALAPUZHA P.O.,
ALAPPUZHA -688 561.
27 K. SASI,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,
KOTTARAKKARA GROUP, KOTTARAKKARA P.O.,
KOLLAM-691 506
28 V. RAJENDRAN,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, KOLLAM GROUP,
KOLLAM-691 001
29 K. RAJU,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,
KARUNAGAPPALLY GROUP, KARUNAGAPPALLY P.O, KOLLAM-
690 544
30 B. BABUKUTTAN,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, PUNALUR GROUP,
PUNALUR P.O., KOLLAM-691 305
31 G. SIVANKUTTY,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, PUNALUR GROUP,
PUNALUR P.O., KOLLAM-691 305
32 C.N. SOMAN,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,
AMBALAPUZHA GROUP, AMBALAPUZHA P.O., ALAPPUZHA-688
561
33 G. SREEKUMAR,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, PUNALUR GROUP,
PUNALUR P.O.,KOLLAM-691 305
34 A. HARIDAS,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,
MAVELIKKARA GROUP, MAVELIKKARA P.O., ALAPPUZHA-690
101
35 KRISHNAKUMAR S,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, HARIPPAD GROUP,
HARIPPAD, ALAPPUZHA-690 514
36 A.V. ANANTHAKUTTAN NAIR,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,
KOTTARAKKARA GROUP, KOTTARAKKARA P.O.,
KOLLAM-690 544
RP.No.626 OF 2020 IN WP(C).13622/2019
& CONNECTED CASES 20
37 S. ANILKUMAR,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BAORD,
KARUNAGAPPALLY GROUP, KARUNAGAPPALLY P.O.,
KOLLAM-690 544
38 BAHULEYAN,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM GROUP,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 003
39 S. DIVAKARAN,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,
SABARIMALA DEVASWOM, SABARIMALA,
PATHANAMTHITTA-689 662
40 KRISHNAKUMAR M.P.,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, PARAVUR GROUP,
PARAVUR P.O., ERNAKULAM-683 513
R1 BY ADVS.SRI.ARUN V.G.
SMT.JAYA RAGI V.
SRI.HARIKRISHNAN.R.
SRI.NEERAJ NARAYAN
R2 BY SMT.VINITHA.B,GOVERNMENT PLEADER
THIS REVIEW PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON
19.11.2020, ALONG WITH RP.626/2020, RP.627/2020, RP.628/2020,
RP.650/2020, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING:
RP.No.626 OF 2020 IN WP(C).13622/2019
& CONNECTED CASES 21
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE P.V.ASHA
THURSDAY, THE 19TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 2020 / 28TH KARTHIKA, 1942
RP.No.650 OF 2020 IN WP(C). 14590/2019
AGAINST THE JUDGMENT IN WP(C) 14590/2019(W) OF HIGH COURT OF
KERALA
REVIEW PETITIONERS/RESPONDENTS NO.1 AND 2 IN THE WRIT PETITION:
1 TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD
NANDANCODE, KAVADIAR P.O.,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 003, REPRESENTED BY ITS
SECRETARY.
2 THE DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER
TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, NANDANCODE,
KAVADIAR P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 003.
BY ADV. SRI.C.K.PAVITHRAN, SC
RESPONDENTS/PETITIONER AND RESPONDENTS 3 AND 4 IN THE WRIT
PETITION:
1 RAJESH R.NAIR
S/O.RAMAKRISHNAN NAIR, 'SIVA PRIYA', VAIKOM P.O.,
KOTTAYAM - 686 141.
2 LBS CENTRE FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
PALAYAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 033
REPRESENTED BY ITS DIRECTOR.
3 BIJU K.
MATHAMVILA KIZHAKKATHIL, THEKKAN MYNAGAPPALLY,
MYNAGAPPALLY P.O., KOLLAM - 690 519.
R1 BY ADV.SRI.SHAJIN S.HAMEED
R2 BY ADV.SMT.SHAMEENA SALAHUDHEEN, SC, LBS
R3 BY ADV.SRI.R.T.PRADEEP
THIS REVIEW PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON
19.11.2020, ALONG WITH RP.626/2020, RP.627/2020, RP.628/2020,
RP.648/2020, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING:
RP.No.626 OF 2020 IN WP(C).13622/2019
& CONNECTED CASES 22
O R D E R
Dated this the 19th day of November, 2020 These Review Petitions are filed against the interim order passed on 18.08.2020, by which the Review Petitioner-the Travancore Devaswom Board was directed to see the appointment of the 49 persons who are yet to be appointed when candidates ranked below them are already appointed from the rank list of Watchers, published by the Board. Such an order was passed seeing that submission was made on behalf of the Board on 19.03.2019 in W.P.(C)Nos.26132/2018 and 26311 of 2018 that the Board had decided that since there are hundred vacancies of Watchers, the petitioners in those writ petitions can be appointed as Watchers. Recording the said submission, this Court directed the Board to appoint the petitioners in both those writ RP.No.626 OF 2020 IN WP(C).13622/2019 & CONNECTED CASES 23 petitions. Board appointed the petitioners in both those writ petitions again in disregard of the rank in the rank list. The respondents in these Writ Petitions are candidates ranked above the petitioners in those writ petitions.
2. The respondents in these Review Petitions are candidates included in the rank list of Watchers published on 09.07.2012. In W.P.(C) No.16605 of 2013 and connected cases, this Court had directed the Board to appoint candidates against the substantive vacancies of Watchers that had arisen during the currency of the rank list, before the expiry of the rank list. Under the guise of orders passed by this court in C.O.C.No.1443/2015, the Board made appointments from among candidates who had reported before it alone, without issuing any individual notices to all the candidates in the order of their rank in the rank list/without giving sufficient publicity. Appointments were made in total disregard of merit reflected in the rank list. In RP.No.626 OF 2020 IN WP(C).13622/2019 & CONNECTED CASES 24 W.A.No.1011/2016 and connected cases, this Court had set aside 74 appointments made in disregard of merit and directed the Review Petitioner herein to make appointments in accordance with the rank in the rank list.
3. It is after the said Division Bench judgment, that the Board again decided to appoint the petitioners in W.P.(C) Nos.26132/2018 and 26311/2018 and submitted before this Court on 19.03.2019 their willingness for the appointment of petitioners therein, saying that there are 100 vacancies of Watchers. Such a decision was taken when several others ranked above them have been waiting for employment. The Board which is a party to the judgment in the Writ Appeal has thus once again made appointments from the very same rank list in disregard of the merit and in disregard of the directions contained in the judgment of the Division Bench. The respondents in all these cases who are candidates ranked above the petitioners in those cases, are left RP.No.626 OF 2020 IN WP(C).13622/2019 & CONNECTED CASES 25 without any employment, while several persons ranked below them are continuing in employment.
4. In these Review Petitions, the contention of the Review Petitioner is that 100 vacancies mentioned in the order dated 19.03.2019 arose on 08.07.2015 after the expiry of the rank list and after constitution of the Recruitment Board and after the Kerala Devaswom Recruitment Board Act, 2015 came into force. Therefore petitioners cannot have any claim over such vacancies, as the Board has no power to make appointment otherwise than through the Recruitment Board. But they have admitted that 18 of those vacancies were filled up on the basis of the interim order passed on 19.03.2019. It is not understood why the enforcement of Recruitment Board Act or constitution of Recruitment Board or expiry of the rank list did not stand in the way of taking a decision and making submission before this Court that there are vacancies for appointing the petitioners therein and thereafter for making RP.No.626 OF 2020 IN WP(C).13622/2019 & CONNECTED CASES 26 appointments. It is pointed out by the learned Counsel for the respondents that the Board has not filed any Review Petition against that order. Therefore, it is clear that the Board is going on with the pick and choose method.
In these circumstances, I do not find any bonafides in filing these Review Petitions or any circumstances which warrant a review of the order.
Review Petitions are dismissed.
Sd/-
P.V.ASHA, JUDGE.
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