JUDGMENT :

Alexander Thomas, J.

The Malabar Devaswom Board and the officials concerned of the said Board, who were arrayed as respondents 1 to 4 in W.P.(C) No.3175/2017, filed by the 1st respondent herein have instituted the aforecaptioned Intra Court Appeal under Section 5(i) of the Kerala High Court Act, to impugn the judgment dated 21.10.2020, rendered by the learned Single Judge in the said writ petition (civil).

2. Heard Sri. R. Lakshmi Narayan, the learned Standing Counsel for the Malabar Devaswom Board appearing for the appellants/respondents 1 to 4 in the writ petition (civil), Sri. K. Mohanakannan, the learned counsel appearing for the 1st respondent herein (writ petitioner) and Sri. M. Krishnakumar, the learned counsel appearing for the 2nd respondent herein/5th respondent in the writ petition (civil) (Executive Officer of the temple).

3. The writ petitioner was initially temporarily appointed on daily wages basis as 'clerk' in the 2nd respondent temple/Devaswom from 01.06.2011 onwards. Further the Area Committee had taken decision as per proceedings dated 29.12.2014 (referred to as item No.3 in Ext.P-1 ), ordering that the post of 'vazhipadu clerk' in the said temple is sanc