IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V.G.ARUN THURSDAY, THE 7^TH DAY OF APRIL 2022 / 17TH CHAITHRA, 1944 WP(C) NO. 13149 OF 2022 PETITIONER/S:

M.G.BALAKRISHNAN AGED 55 YEARS SRIKAVYAM, NEAR MULLAKKAL TEMPLE, EROOR WEST, TRIPPUNITHURA, ERNAKULAM, A GRADE SANTHI, NOW AT KAVALAKAL BHAGAVATHI TEMPLE ELUMKULAM.

BY ADVS.

P.V.JAYACHANDRAN VENU MENON RESPONDENT/S:

1 THE COCHIN DEVASWAM BOARD REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, DEVASWAM BUILDINGS, SWARAJ ROUND, TRISSUR-680001.

2 THE SPECIAL DEVASWAM COMMISSIONER, THE COCHIN DEVASWAM BOARD, DEVASWAM BOARD BUILDINGS, SWARAJ ROUND, TRISSUR-680001.

OTHER PRESENT:

SC FOR CDB K.P.SUDHEER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07.04.2022, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

JUDGMENT

Dated this the 7^th day of April, 2022 The petitioner, while working as Santhi at Chakkamkulangara A Grade Temple was transferred to the Thiru Ayani B Grade Temple. Thereafter he was transferred to Chittor Sree Krishna Swami Temple, again by Ext.P3 order the petitioner is transferred to Elumkulam Kavalakal Bhagavathy Temple under Vytilla Devaswom. Even though the petitioner had challenged his previous transfers be