JUDGMENT

Anil K. Narendran, J.

The petitioners, who are in occupation of shop rooms owned by the Travancore Devaswom Board in the shopping complex of Cherthala Devaswom, which is under the management of the 1st respondent Travancore Devaswom Board, have filed this writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking a writ of certiorari to quash Exts.P3 to P17 notices issued by the 4th respondent Sub Group Officer of Cherthala Devaswom, whereby they are directed to pay higher rate of rent and security deposit in respect of those shop rooms, with effect from August 2021. The grievance of the petitioners is that the 1st respondent Travancore Devaswom Board has revised the rent, with an exorbitant enhancement and the Board has also directed them to furnish a security deposit of Rs.2,00,000/- each. According to the petitioners, the demand made by the 4th respondent Sub Group Officer in Exts.P3 to P17 notices cannot be sustained in view of Ext.P2 judgment dated 21.12.2004 of a Division Bench of this Court in W.P.(C)No.31785 of 2004, whereby, the petitioners therein, who were in occupation of shop rooms in a Devaswom under Ambalapuzha Group of the 1st respondent Board was