IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHAJI P.CHALY &

THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE SHOBA ANNAMMA EAPEN THURSDAY, THE 25^TH DAY OF MAY 2023 / 4TH JYAISHTA, 1945 WA NO. 1130 OF 2012 JUDGMENT IN WPC 25897/2005 DATED 09.01.2012 OF HIGH COURT OF KERALA APPELLANT/2ND RESPONDENT IN WPC:

THE COMMISSIONER MALABAR DEVASWOM BOARD, OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER, H.R & C.E (ADMN) DEPARTMENT, KOZHIKODE.

BY ADVS.

SRI.R.LAKSHMI NARAYAN SRI.KRISHNAKUMAR.S, SC, MALABAR DEVASWOM BOARD SRI.MAHESH V.RAMAKRISHNAN, SC, MALABAR DEVASWOM BOARD RESPONDENTS/PETITIONER, RESPONDENTS 1, 3-7 IN WPC:

1 P.K.SAYI PRASAD OFFICE OF THE ASST. COMMISSIONER, MALAPPURAM, MALABARA DEVASWOM BORAD, P.O.THIRUR, MALAPPURAM DIST.-676605.

2 STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVT., DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE & DEVASWOM, GOVT. OF KERALA, GOVT. SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-

695001.

3 THE KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY-695001.

4 T.BALACHANDRAN HEAD ACCOUNTANT, 19/1178, CHALAPPURAM, CALICUT-

673002.

5 K.K.RAVEENDRAN INSPECTOR GRADE-I (AUDIT),PUTHUKKUDITHODIKAYIL HOUSE, P.O.PERUMANNA, KOZHIKODE-673019.

6 M.K.SURESH KUMAR ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER IN CHARGE, MALABARA DEVASWOM BORAD, PALAKKAD-678001.

7 K.MURALI SENIOR SUPRENDANT OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER, MALABAR DEVASWOM BORAD, PALAKKAD-678001.

BY ADVS.

SRI.K.MOHANAKANNAN STANDING COUNSEL,FOR KPSC SRI.MOHAN C.MENON(B/O) SRI.MOHAN C.MENON(B/O)

SMT.A.R.PRAVITHA THIS WRIT APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON

25.05.2023, ALONG WITH WA.1510/2012, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHAJI P.CHALY &

THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE SHOBA ANNAMMA EAPEN THURSDAY, THE 25^TH DAY OF MAY 2023 / 4TH JYAISHTA, 1945 WA NO. 1510 OF 2012 JUDGMENT IN WPC 25897/2005 DATED 09.01.2012 OF HIGH COURT OF KERALA APPELLANTS/RESPONDENTS 6 & 7 IN WPC:

1 M.K.SURESH KUMAR, INSPECTOR GRADE-I, (HR AND CE)

(ADMN), DEPARTMENT, PALAKKAD, NOW WORKING AS ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER (IN-CHARGE), MALABAR DEVASWOM BOARD, PALAKKAD.

2 K.MURALI, INSPECTOR GRADE-I, (HR AND CE) (ADMN)

DEPARTMENT, PALAKKAD, NOW WORKING AS SENIOR SUPERINTENDENT, OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER, MALABAR DEVASWOM BOARD, KOZHIKODE.

BY ADV SRI.MOHAN C.MENON RESPONDENTS/PETITIONER & RESPONDENTS 1-3 IN WPC:

1 P.K.SAYI PRASAD, INSPECTOR GRADE-I, (HR AND CE)

(ADMN) DEPARTMENT, PALAPPURAM, OTTAPPALAM-3, PALAKKAD DISTRICT, NOW WORKING AS OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, MALAPPURAM, MALABAR DEVASWOM BOARD, P.O.TIRUR, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT-

675 505.

2 THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, REVENUE DEVASWOM DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001.

3 THE COMMISSIONER, MALABAR DEVASWOM BOARD, KOZHIKODE-678 001

4 THE KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001.

BY ADVS.

SRI.K.MOHANAKANNAN GOVERNMENT PLEADER (B/O)

SRI.R.LAKSHMI NARAYAN, SC, MALABAR DEVASWOM BOARD SRI.MAHESH V.RAMAKRISHNAN, SC, MALABAR DEVASWOM BOARD SMT.A.R.PRAVITHA THIS WRIT APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON

25.05.2023, ALONG WITH WA.1130/2012, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

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WA Nos. 1130 & 1510 of 2012 ------------------------------

JUDGMENT

SHAJI P. CHALY, J.

These writ appeals are preferred by some of the respondents in WP(C) No.25897/2005, challenging the judgment of the learned Single Judge dated

09.01.2012.

2. Even though various contentions are raised with respect to the illegality in the impugned judgment, Adv.Ranjini, representing Adv.R.Lakshmi Narayan and Adv.Mohan C. Menon, learned counsel for the appellants, submits that the appeals have become infructuous.

Accordingly, the writ appeals are dismissed as infructuous.

Sd/-

SHAJI P. CHALY JUDGE Sd/-

SHOBA ANNAMMA EAPEN JUDGE bka/-