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Nandagopan vs Travancore Devaswom Board
2021 Latest Caselaw 21097 Ker

Citation : 2021 Latest Caselaw 21097 Ker
Judgement Date : 20 October, 2021

Kerala High Court
Nandagopan vs Travancore Devaswom Board on 20 October, 2021
                   IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

                                   PRESENT
                 THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ALEXANDER THOMAS
                                      &
                    THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE VIJU ABRAHAM
          Wednesday, the 20th day of October 2021 / 28th Aswina, 1943
                              WA NO. 1294 OF 2021

   AGAINST JUDGMENT DATED 03.09.2021 IN WP(C) 12476/2021 OF THIS COURT.

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APPELLANT/APPELLANT:

  NANDAGOPAN,AGED 26 YEARS,S/O. GOPAKUMAR,SREEPADMAM,

  OPPOSITE TO MAHADEVA TEMPLE, KATTAKKADA,

  THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN -695 572.

BY ADVS.M/S.GOPAKUMAR R.THALIYAL & M.S.VIJAYACHANDRA BABU

RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS:

1.TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, NANTHANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,

  PIN- 695 004,REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY.

2.THE COMMISSIONER,TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,

  NANTHANCODE,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,PIN - 695 004

3.SMT.CHINJU PRABHA L.,W/O.DHANESH,DHANESH BHAVANAM,ERICKAVU,

  KARTHIKAPPALLY (P.O.), ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT, PIN - 690 516.

BY SRI.G.BIJU, STANDING COUNSEL FOR R1 & R2.


     Prayer for interim relief in the Writ Appeal stating that in the
circumstances stated in the appeal memorandum the High Court be pleased to
pass an interim order, staying all further proceedings pursuant to Exhibit
P6, pending final disposal of this Writ Appeal.


     This Writ Appeal coming on for orders along with connected case on
20/10/2021 upon perusing the appeal memorandum, the court on the same day
passed the following:


                                                                        P.T.O.

      `
 EXT.P6: TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT

DATED 21.04.2021.

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            ALEXANDER THOMAS & VIJU ABRAHAM, JJ.
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                    W.A. No. 1297 of 2021 &
 (arising out of the Judgment dated 03.09.2021 in WP(C) No.5835/2021)
                        W.A. No. 1294 of 2021
 (arising out of the Judgment dated 03.09.2021 in WP(C) No.12476/2021)
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         Dated this the 20th day of October, 2021

                               ORDER

Sri. G.Biju, learned counsel appearing for the respondent

Travancore Devaswom Board seeks some more time to get instructions

on the points covered by this Court in the order dated 07/10/2021 in

these cases. Further both sides would apprise this Court as to whether

the Rules regulating compassionate appointment under the respondent

Travancore Devaswom Board confers eligibility even for married

daughter for consideration of compassionate appointment and also to

furnish the date of birth of the contesting respondent - Smt. Chinchu

Prabha and as to whether she was a major as on the date of death of the

deceased employee, as to the date of her marriage and as to the

occupation and income of her husband etc. If there has been any

amendment of Rules, then copy of the amendments made to the Rules

should be made available. It has to be clarified whether such

amendments have been given retrospective effects and if so, when ? and

also copy of the Rules as well as amendments to the Rules, shall be

made available for the perusal of this Court.

2. The Registry will place on record, a copy of the judgment of W.A. No. 1297 of 2021

the Apex Court, rendered on 13/09/2021 in Civil Appeal No.

5122/2021 in this case file, for the perusal of this Court.

3. The respondent Travancore Devaswom Board will ensure

that the statement may be filed on their behalf to furnish the necessary

clarification and instructions upon these said aspects, well before the

next posting date.

List this case in the admission list on 05/11/2021.

Sd/-

ALEXANDER THOMAS JUDGE

Sd/-

VIJU ABRAHAM JUDGE Nsd

20-10-2021 /True Copy/ Assistant Registrar

 
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