IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE MOHAMMED NIAS C.P.

FRIDAY, THE 5^TH DAY OF MAY 2023 / 15TH VAISAKHA, 1945 WP(C) NO. 15197 OF 2023 PETITIONER:

TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD EMPLOYEES FRONT HEAD OFFICE, NANTHANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM , REPRESENTED BY ITS GENERAL SECRETARY, N. PREMKUMAR, S/O. K.N NARAYAN NAIR AGED 52, PIN - 655003 BY ADV K.R.SUNIL RESPONDENTS:

1 THE TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD HEAD OFFICE, NANTHANCODE THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, PIN - 695003

2 THE COMMISSIONER TRAVANCORE DEWASWOM BOARD. NANTHANCODE THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695003

3 THE SECRETARY TRAVANCORE DEWASWOM BOARD. NANTHANCODE THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695003

4 THE CHIEF ENGINEER MARAMATH DIVISION, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, NANTHANCODE ,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695003

5 THE ASST. COMMISSIONER TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, NEAR SRI KRISHNA SWAMI TEMPLE, AMBALAPPUZHA, PIN - 688561

6 THE ASST. COMMISSIONER TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, KOLLAM, NEAR ANANTHAVALLESWARAM KOLLAM ., PIN - 691012

7 THE ASST. COMMISSIONER TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, MAVELIKKARA NEAR SRI KIRSHNA SWAMI TEMPLE ,MAVELIKKARA ., PIN - 690101

8 THE ASST. COMMISSIONER TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, NEAR PADANAYARKULANGARA TEMPLE ,KARUNAGAPPALLY, PIN - 690518

9 THE ASST. COMMISSIONER TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD NEAR THIRUNAKKARA TEMPLE KOTTAYAM, PIN - 686101

10 THE ASST. COMMISSIONER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD NEAR VAIKOM SRI MAHADEVA TEMPLE, KOTTAYAM., PIN - 686141

11 THE ASST. COMMISSIONER TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695003

12 THE ASST. COMMISSIONER TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD NEAR PARTHASARADHI TEMPLE PATHANAMTHITTA TO, PIN - 691333

13 THE ASST. COMMISSIONER TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD NEAR PARTHASARADHI TEMPLE, AARANMULA, PIN - 689533

14 THE ASST. COMMISSIONER TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD NEAR SRI VALLABHA TEMPLE,THIRUVALLA ., PIN - 689101

15 THE ASST. COMMISSIONER TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD NEAR MAHAGANAPATHY TEMPLE,KOTTARAKKARA, PIN - 691506

16 THE ASST. COMMISSIONER TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD NEAR THRIKKARIYOOR TEMPLE, KOTHAMANGALAM, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 683513

17 THE ASST. COMMISSIONER TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD NEAR ETTUMANOOR SRI MAHADEVA TEMPLE KOTTAYAM, PIN - 686631

18 THE ASST. COMMISSIONER TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD NEAR PARTHASARADHI TEMPLE, MUNDAKKAYAM ., PIN - 686513

19 THE ASST. COMMISSIONER TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD NEAR FORT THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695121

20 THE ASST. COMMISSIONER TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD NEAR RAILWAY STATION, HARIPAD, ALAPPUZHA, PIN - 690514

21 THE ASST. COMMISSIONER TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD KERALA GROUP,VARKALA,THIRUVANATHAPURAM DIST., PIN -

695141 GP PREETHA K.K.

THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 05.05.2023, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

JUDGMENT

The limited prayer sought for by the writ petitioner is to issue a writ of mandamus, orders or directions directing the respondents 2 to 21 to strictly follow the norms, guidelines, mandates issued by the 1^st respondent through Ext.P1, P2 while considering the General Transfer applications and Appeals of the different categories of employees under the Tranvencore Devaswom Board within prescribed time and to direct the 2^nd respondent to consider Ext.P7 complaint in accordance with law and pass orders thereon.

2. Having heard the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned counsel for the respondent, I deem it appropriate to direct the 2^nd respondent to consider Ext.P7 complaint strictly in accordance with the norms and guidelines that is mentioned in Ext.P1 & P2 and to pass orders in accordance with law within one month.

This Writ Petition is thus disposed of as above.

sd/-

MOHAMMED NIAS C.P.

JUDGE Nsd APPENDIX OF WP(C) 15197/2023 PETITIONER EXHIBITS Exhibit P1 THE TRUE COPY OF THE CIRCULAR ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT DATED

02.03.2022.

Exhibit P2 THE TRUE COPY OF THE CIRCULAR ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT DATED

05.03.2022.

Exhibit P3 THE TRUE COPY OF THE REQUEST LETTER SENT BY THE PETITIONER TO THE 2ND RESPONDENT DATED 23.04.202