IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.A.ABDUL HAKHIM THURSDAY, THE 13^TH DAY OF JUNE 2024 / 23RD JYAISHTA, 1946 WP(C) NO. 21271 OF 2024 PETITIONERS:

1 N.R. RAMAN NAMBOODIRI AGED 53 YEARS, S/O RAMAN NAMBOODIRI, NAKARNI MANA, KALLETUMKARA, KALLETUMKARA P.O., IRINJALAKKUDA, THRISSUR, PIN - 680683

2 UNNIKRISHNAN NAMBOODIRI AGED 50 YEARS, S/O RAMAN NAMBOODIRI, VENGATTOOR MANA, BYE-PASS ROAD, AKKIKAVU P.O., THRISSUR, PIN - 680519 BY ADVS. ANAND KALYANAKRISHNAN C.DHEERAJ RAJAN RESPONDENTS:

1 STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF DEVASWOMS, 2ND FLOOR, DEVASWOM BUILDINGS, MG ROAD, OPPOSITE GOVT AYURVEDA COLLEGE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695001

2 THE ADMINISTRATOR GURUVAYOOR DEVASWOM, GURUVAYUR, THRISSUR DISTRICT, KERALA, PIN - 680101

3 DEVASWOM INSPECTOR GURUVAYOOR DEVASWOM BOARD, GURUVAYUR, THRISSUR DISTRICT, KERALA, PIN - 680101

4 GURUVAYOOR DEVASWOM MANANGING COMMITTEE GURUVAYUR, THRISSUR DISTRICT, REPRESENTED BY ITS ADMINISTRATOR, PIN - 680101

5 GURUVAYOOR DEVASWOM BOARD REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY, GURUVAYUR, THRISSUR DISTRICT, KERALA, PIN - 680101

6 SECRETARY GURUVAYOOR DEVASOM BOARD, GURUVAYUR, THRISSUR DISTRICT, KERALA, PIN - 680101 OTHER PRESENT:

SC SRI. T.K VIPINDAS, SR GP SMT MARY BEENA JOSEPH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON

13.06.2024, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

JUDGMENT (Dated this the 13^th day of June 2024)

The petitioners were appointed as early as on 02.01.2006 and they have been serving as Keezhedam Shanthikkar for the past 18 years. According to the petitioners, employees appointed subsequent to the appointment of the petitioners, were regularised. The petitioners submitted Ext.P5 representation dated 16.03.2024 for regularisation before the 4^th respondent and the petitioners seek an early consideration of Ext.P5.

Accordingly, there will be a direction to the 4^th respondent to consider Ext.P5 representation dated 16.03.2024 within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment.

The writ petition is disposed of as above.

Sd/-

M.A.ABDUL HAKHIM JUDGE JS APPENDIX OF WP(C) 21271/2024 PETITIONER EXHIBITS Exhibit P1 THE TRUE COPY OF THE MINUTES DATED 28.12.2005 ISSUED BY THE 4TH RESPONDENT Exhibit P2 THE TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 02.01.2006 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT ALONG WITH A READABLE TYPED COPY OF THE SAME Exhibit P3 THE TRUE COPY OF THE REPLY DATED 02.04.2024 ISSUED BY THE STATE PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER OF THE 5TH RESPONDENT EVIDENCING THE FACTUM OF DATE OF APPOINTMENT OF V.P VASUDEVAN NAMBOODIRI AND UMESH NAMBOODIRI Exhibit P4 THE TRUE COPY OF THE BOARD DECISION OF THE 5TH RESPONDENT HEREIN DATED 08.12.2008 Exhibit P5 THE TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 16.03.2024 PREFERRED BY THE PETITIONERS BEFORE THE 4TH RESPONDENT HEREIN THROUGH 3RD RESPONDENT