Kerala High Court
V. Gopakumar vs Travancore Devaswom Board on 26 July, 2023
Author: Devan Ramachandran
Bench: Devan Ramachandran
WP(C) No.36931/2017 1/2
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DEVAN RAMACHANDRAN
Wednesday, the 26th day of July 2023 / 4th Sravana, 1945
WP(C) NO. 36931 OF 2017
PETITIONER:
V. GOPAKUMAR, AGED 46 YEARS, S/O. GOPINATHA PILLAI, WATCHER, ULLOOR
GROUP, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, (TERMINATED FROM SERVICE),
RESIDING AT AMABIDYIL, ERRIKKAVU, KARTHIKAPPALLY P.O., HARIPPAD,
ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT.
RESPONDENTS:
1. THE TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY,
NANDANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695011.
2. THE DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, NANDANCODE,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695011.
3. THE ASSISTANT DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER, ULLOOR DEVASWOM,TRAVANCORE
DEVASWOM BOARD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695011.
4. THE ASSISTANT DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM
BOARD,HARIPPAD DEVASWOM, ALAPPUZHA-690514.
Writ petition (civil) praying inter alia that in the circumstances
stated in the affidavit filed along with the WP(C) the High Court be
pleased to call for the records relating to the passing of Exhibit P2, P6
and P10 proceedings, pending disposal of the Writ Petition (Civil).
This petition coming on for admission upon perusing the petition and
the affidavit filed in support of WP(C) and upon hearing the arguments of
M/S D.KISHORE, MINI GOPINATH, MEERA GOPINATH and MURALEEKRISHNAN R.
(MALAKKARA), Advocates for the petitioner and of STANDING COUNSEL for R1
to R4, the court passed the following:
WP(C) No.36931/2017 2/2
ORDER
Post on 02.08.2023; within which time, if the Travancore Devaswom Board does not complete their counter pleadings, it will be assumed that they have nothing to say in opposition to the relief sought for by the petitioner and the matter will be disposed of on merits.
26.07.2023 Sd/- DEVAN RAMACHANDRAN, JUDGE EXHIBIT P2 TRUE COPY OF THE REPORT OF DOMESTIC ENQUIRY DATED 13.10.2014.
EXHIBIT P6 TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 29.6.2015 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT.
EXHIBIT P10 TRUE COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS NO.13272/14/MIS.1 DATED 12.1.2016 OF THE 1ST RESPONDENT.
26-07-2023 /True Copy/ Assistant Registrar