JUDGMENT :

1. Heard Sri.Mohanakannan, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Sri.Lakshmi Narayanan, the learned Standing Counsel appearing for respondents 1 and 2 as well as Sri.Mahesh V. Ramakrishnan learned counsel appearing for the 3rd respondent and Sri.T.C.Suresh Menon appearing for the 4th respondent.

2. The petitioner who claims to be working as Day Watchman in the Mulayankavu Bhagavathi Temple, Palakkad District, is before this Court challenging Exts.P2 order issued by the Executive Officer of the Temple requiring the petitioner not to work in the temple. It is submitted that the petitioner had been initially appointed as Clerk in the temple by the Hereditary Trustee who was managing the affairs of the temple. It is stated that the temple was subsequently taken over by the erstwhile HR & CE Department of the Government of Kerala. It is stated that while so, disciplinary proceedings had been initiated against the petitioner by the Executive Officer. He was placed under suspension on 7.7.2012. The disciplinary proceedings were conducted and on the basis of the report filed by the Enquiry Officer, the then Executive Officer had passed Ext.P1 order. By Ext.P1, the findi