IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.A.ABDUL HAKHIM FRIDAY, THE 31^ST DAY OF MAY 2024 / 10TH JYAISHTA, 1946 WP(C) NO. 19201 OF 2024 PETITIONER/S:

SASIKALA A.P., D/O.A.K.KRISHNA PISHARADI, AGED 55 YEARS, JUNIOR SUPERINTENDENT, OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, NANDANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, RESIDING AT NANDANAM, 39/1597, THIRUVANNOOR NADA, THIRUVANNOOR, KOZHIKODE, PIN – 673 029.

BY ADVS.

B.MOHANLAL P.S.PREETHA ASWIN V. NAIR KARTHIK J SEKHAR ABIJITH M.

JAYAPRABHA ARJUN BLESSY MARY SEBASTIAN PRAVEENA T.

RESPONDENT/S:

1 THE TRAVANCORE DEVASOM BOARD, DEVASOM HEAD QUARTERS, NANDANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN – 695 003, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 2 THE DEVASOM COMMISSIONER DEVASOM HEAD QUARTERS, NANDANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN – 695 003.

BY ADV SRI. G.BIJU- STANDING COUNSEL THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 31.05.2024, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

M.A. ABDUL HAKHIM, J.

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Dated this the 31^st day of May, 2024

JUDGMENT

1. The learned Standing Counsel handed over a copy of the order dated 30.05.2024, removing of petitioner from service.

2. Though the amended writ petition is filed as directed by this Court in the order dated 30.05.2024, the reliefs in this writ petition cannot be granted in view of the facts that the petitioner is removed from service w.e.f. 15.05.2022.

3. This writ petition is closed with liberty to the petitioner to challenge the order of removal passed against the petitioner.

Sd/-

M.A. ABDUL HAKHIM, JUDGE S.M.K.

APPENDIX OF WP(C) 19201/2024 PETITIONER’S EXHIBITS Exhibit-P1 THE TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER ROC NO:8138/12/EST.(C) DATED 15/05/2012 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT Exhibit P2 THE TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION DATED

20/04/2017 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT Exhibit P2(a) THE TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION DATED

02/05/2017 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER ALONG WITH EXT.P2 BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT Exhibit P3 THE TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER ROC NO:8138/2012/EST.(C) DATED 08/05/2017 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT Exhibit P4 THE TRUE COPY OF THE ROC NO:14277/13/EST.1 DATED 01/02/2021 ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT Exhibit P5 THE TRUE COPY OF THE NOTICE ROC.2316/21/EST.-C DATED 15/03/2021 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER Exhibit P6 THE TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION DATED

17/10/2021 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT Exhibit P7 THE TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION DATED

12/05/2022 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD Exhibit P8 THE TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER ROC.NO:18250/21/EST-A/EST-C DATED

17/05/2022 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT Exhibit P9 THE TRUE COPY OF THE APPEAL DATED

04/07/2022 FILED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT Exhibit P10 THE TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER NO:ROC

6447/22/EST-II DATED 23/02/2023 ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT Exhibit P11 THE TRUE COPY OF THE ROC NO.6447/2022/EST-

II DATED 17.02.2024 ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT Exhibit P12 THE TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION DATED

28.02.2024 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT AND ITS POSTAL RECEIPT Exhibit P13 THE TRUE COPY OF THE MEMO OF CHARGES TOGETHER WITH STATEMENT OF ALLEGATIONS ROC.18250/21/EST-A/EST-C DATED 05.03.2024 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER Exhibit P14 THE TRUE COPY OF THE OBJECTION DATED

15/03/2024 FILED BY THE PETITIONER Exhibit P15 THE TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED

15.03.2024 IN W.P.(C)NO:32672/2023 OF THIS HON'BLE COURT Exhibit P16 THE TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED

23.03.2024 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT Exhibit P17 THE TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION DATED

05/04/2024 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD AND THE ORDER OF THE PRESIDENT Exhibit P18 THE TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION DATED

08/04/2024 FILED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT Exhibit P19 THE TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 12.04.2024 IN W.P.(C)NO.15478/20