Kerala High Court
Vishnu Kurukkal vs The Travancore Devaswom Board on 23 July, 2019
Author: Anu Sivaraman
Bench: Anu Sivaraman
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN
TUESDAY, THE 23RD DAY OF JULY 2019 / 1ST SRAVANA, 1941
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PETITIONER/S:
VISHNU KURUKKAL
AGED 28 YEARS
S/O. MOHANDAS KURUKKAL,
"MURUKALAYAM" PUTHUKAD P.O.,
CHAVA KOLLAM DISTRICT 691 585.
BY ADVS.
SRI.P.GOPAL
SRI.B.MURALEEDHARAN
RESPONDENT/S:
1 THE TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,
NANTHANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 003,
REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY.
2 THE DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER,
TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,
NANTHANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 003.
3 M. CHANDRASEKHARA WARIER,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE, DEVASWOM BOARD,
THIRUVALLA GROUP PATHANAMTHITTA 689 101.
4 G. SIVANKUTTY,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE, DEVASWOM BOARD,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM GROUP, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 003.
5 S. HARIKUMAR,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE, DEVASWOM BOARD,
HARIPPAD GROUP, HARIPPAD, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT 690 514.
6 P. GOPI,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE, DEVASWOM BOARD, NEYYATTINKARA
GROUP, NEYYATTINKARA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 121
7 D. GOPAKUMAR,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,
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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM GROUP, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695
003.
8 K.R. SUNIL KUMAR,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,
PUNALUR GROUP. PUNALUR P.O., KOLLAM 691 305.
9 R. HARIKUMAR,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,
ULLOOR GROUP, MEDICAL COLLEGE P.O.,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 011.
10 K. UNNIKRISHNA PILLAI.
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,
KARUNAGAPPALLY GROUP KARUNAGAPPALLY P.O.,
KOLLAM 690 544.
11 R. SREEVALSAN PILLAI,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,
MAVELIKKARA GROUP, MAVELIKKARA, ALAPPUZHA 690 101.
12 VIJAYAKUMARAN NAIR,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, PUNALUR GROUP,
PUNALUR P.O. KOLLAM 691 305.
13 JAYAKUMAR,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,
VARKKALA GROUP VARKKALA P.O.,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695141.
14 S. VENKITESAN,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,
NEYYATTINKARA GROUP, NEYYATTINKARA P.O.,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 121.
15 VIJAYAN.T.,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,
VAIKOM GROUP, VAIKOM P.O., KOTTAYAM 686 142.
16 NIRMALAN. N.,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,
KARUNAGAPPALLY GROUP, KARUNAGAPPALLY P.O.,
KOLLAM 690 544.
17 P. VIJAYAN PILLAI,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,
KARUNAGAPPALLY GROUP, KARUNAGAPPALLY P.O.,
KOLLAM 690 544.
18 K. MURALEEDHARAN PILLAI,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,
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KARUNAGAPPALLY GROUP, KARUNAGAPPALLY P.O.,
KOLLAM 690 544.
19 S. GIREESA WARRIER,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,
KOLLAM GROUP, KOLLAM 691 001.
20 K.G. RAMAN NAIR,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, THRIKKARIYOOR
GROUP, KOTHAMANGALAM P.O.,
ERNAKULAM 686 692.
21 A.R. GOPAKUMAR,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,
ETTUMANOOR GROUP, ETTUMANOOR P.O.,
KOTTAYAM 686 631.
22 N. PRADEEP,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,
PUNALUR GROUP, PUNALUR P.O. KOLLAM 691305.
23 N. HARIKUMAR,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,
MAVELIKKARA GROUP, MAVELIKKARA, ALAPPUZHA 690 101.
24 P.R. GOPINATHAN NAIR,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, AMBALAPUZHA
GROUP, AMBALAPUZHA P.O., ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT 688
561.
25 T. RADHAKRISHNAN NAIR,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,
VARKKALA GROUP, VARKKALA P.O.,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 141.
26 R. MURALI PRASAD,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,
AMBALAPUZHA GROUP, AMBALAPUZHA P.O.,
ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT 688 561.
27 K. SASIDHARA KURUP
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,
AMBALAPUZHA GROUP, AMBALAPUZHA P.O.,
ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT 688 561.
28 K. SASI,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,
KOTTARAKKARA GROUP, KOTTARAKKARA P.O.,
KOLLAM DISTRICT 691 506.
29 V. RAJENDRAN,
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WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,
KOLLAM GROUP, KOLLAM 691 001.
30 K. RAJU,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,
KARUNAGAPPALLY GROUP, KARUNAGAPPALLY P.O.,
KOLLAM 690 544.
31 N. BABUKUTTAN,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,
PUNALUR GROUP, PUNALUR P.O., KOLLAM 691 305.
32 S. DIVAKARAN,
WATCHER, ULLOOR GROUP,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 011.
33 KRISHNAKUMAR. M.P.,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,
PARAVUR GROUP, PARAVUR P.O.,
ERNAKULAM 683 513.
34 G. SIVANKUTTY,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,
PUNALUR GROUP, PUNALUR P.O., KOLLAM 691 305.
35 C.N. SOMAN,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,
AMBALAPUZHA GROUP, AMBALAPUZHA P.O.,
ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT 688 561.
36 A. HARIDAS,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, MAVELIKKARA
GROUP, MAVELIKAKARA P.O., ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT 690
101.
37 KRISHNAKUMAR.S.,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,
HARIPAD GROUP, HARIPAD P.O., ALAPPUZHA 690 514.
38 A.V. ANANDAKUTTAN NAIR,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,
KOTTARAKKARA GROUP, KOTTARAKKARA P.O.,
KOLLAM DISTRICT 691 506.
39 S. ANILKUMAR,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,
KARUNAGAPPALLY GROUP, KARUNAGAPPALLY P.O.,
KOLLAM 690 544.
40 VIKRAMAN NAIR.K.,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,
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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM GROUP,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 003.
41 BAHULEYAN,
WATCHER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM GROUP,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 003.
42 SANLKUMAR.G.,
SUNIL BHAVAN, VALIYARA VELLANADU P.O.,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 543.
43 SREEKANTH.N.B.,
NJALOOPPADY VEEDU, OKKAL P.O.,
ERNAKULAM DISTRICT 683 550.
44 ARUNKUMAR.A.S.,
APPU SADANAM, POOVATTOOR PADINJARU, MAVADI P.O.,
KOTTARAKKARA, KOLLAM 691 507.
45 BIJU.S.,
THUNDIUYATH HOUSE, PUTEHNPEEDIKA, OMALLOOR P.O.,
PATHANAMTHITTA 689 647.
46 SREEKUMAR.S.B.,
SREEMANDIRAM MULAMPUZHA PANDALAM P.O.,
PATHANAMTHITTA 689 501.
47 NISHANTH.P.,
ACHARIPARAMBIL HOUSE, AKKANATTUKAR, KALLUMALA P.O.,
MAVELIKKARA, ALAPPUZHA 690 110.
48 ARUN. T. DIVAKAR,
VAISHANAVAM, PEERUMEDU P.O.,
IDUKKI 685 531.
49 GOPALAKRISHNAN NAIR R.,
LALITHALAYAM, THEVALAPPURAM P.O., KOLLAM 691 507.
50 BIJU.K.,
MATHAMVILA KIZHAKKATHIL, THEKANMYNAGAPPALLI,
MYNAGAPPALLI P.O.,
KOLLAM 690 519.
OTHER PRESENT:
C.K. PAVITHRAN SC TDB
THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON
23.07.2019, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
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JUDGMENT
It is submitted by the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the respondents that Travancore Devaswom Board has decided to appoint the petitioner as Watchman from the list prepared on 09.7.2012. It is submitted that formal orders are to be issued by the Commissioner.
There will accordingly be a direction to the 2 nd respondent to issue formal order of appointment to the petitioner within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. In view of the fact that the Board has decided to appoint the petitioner, I am of the opinion that the writ petition can be closed. The contentions of the petitioner with regard to the date of his appointment as also his claim to seniority are left open.
The writ petition is ordered accordingly.
SD/-
ANU SIVARAMAN JUDGE rmm WP(C).No.14565 of 2019 7 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S/S EXHIBITS:
EXHIBIT P1 TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 9.6.2015 IN WP(C) NO. 16605 OF 2013 AND CONNECTED CASES OF THIS HON'BLE COURT.
EXHIBIT P2 TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER OF THIS HON'BLE COURT DATED 12.11.2015 IN COC NO. 1443 OF 2015.
EXHIBIT P3 TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 27.11.2017 IN W.A. NO. 1085 OF 2016 OF THIS HON'BLE COURT.
EXHIBIT P4 TRUE COPY OF THE RULES ROC NO.
12932/12/EST. II DATED -- 12. 2014 ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT.
EXHIBIT P5 TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER OF THE DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER, ROC NO. 8854/13/ESTA/MIS.A DATED 19.1.2016.
EXHIBIT P6 TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER OF THE DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER, ROC NO. 11/2012/MIS.A. DATED 24.4.2019.
EXHIBIT P7 TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 29.4.2019 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT.
EXHIBIT P7 A TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 29.4.2019 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT.
EXHIBIT P8 TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 19.3.2019 IN W.P.(C) NO. 26132 OF 2018 AND W.P.(C) NO. 26311 OF 2018 OF THIS HON'BLE COURT.
RESPONDENTS EXHIBITS NIL
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PA. TO JUDGE