JUDGMENT :

ALEXANDER THOMAS, J.

1. The prayers in the afore captioned Writ Petition (Civil) are as follows:

“(i) To declare that the petitioner is entitled to get the salary from the Management Fund, like any other employee of Kurumathur Illam Group Devaswam.

(ii) To issue a writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction, to direct the Respondents 1 to 3 to pay the salary due to the petitioner along with arrears from the Management Fund of the Malabar Devaswom Board considering Ext.P-6 representation.

(iii) For all the costs of the Writ petition.

(iv) For such other and further reliefs, that are deem fit under the circumstances of the case.”

2. Heard Sri. Mahesh V. Ramakrishnan, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, Sri. R. Lakshmi Narayan, learned Standing Counsel for the Malabar Devaswom Board, appearing for respondents 1 to 3 and Sri. K. Pramod, learned counsel appearing for R-4 (Temple Trustee).

3. This case has come before us on the basis of an order of reference rendered on 5.2.2021 by the learned Single Judge in this W.P. (C). The relevant part of that reference order, more particularly those contained in Paras 7 to 9 thereof, reads as follows:

“7. The lea