Kerala High Court
Sunil Kumar .P vs Cochin Devaswom Board on 6 March, 2025
Author: Anil K. Narendran
Bench: Anil K.Narendran
WP(C) No.239/2025 1/5
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL K.NARENDRAN
&
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE MURALEE KRISHNA S.
Thursday, the 6th day of March 2025 / 15th Phalguna, 1946
WP(C) NO. 239 OF 2025(D)
PETITIONERS:
1. SUNIL KUMAR .P AGED 54 YEARS S/O. LATE SANKARANARAYANAN NAIR,
THONDIKKATTIL VEEDU, THEKKUMKARA P.O., THALAPPILLY TALUK, THRISSUR.,
PIN - 680589
2. GOVINDANKUTTY C.G AGED 71 YEARS S/O. GOVINDANKUTTY, KALLIPARAMBIL
HOUSE, THEKKUMKARA P.O, THALAPPILLY TALUK, THRISSUR., PIN - 680589
3. SUDHEESH CHANDRAN E.R AGED 45 YEARS S/O. RAMACHANDRAN, ERAVATHU
KANDATHU HOUSE, PUNNAMPARAMPU, THEKKUMKARA P.O, THALAPPILLY TALUK,
THRISSUR., PIN - 680589
4. GIRISH E.V AGED 44 YEARS S/O. VENUGOPALAN, CHATHANNOOKKARAN VEEDU,
PUNNAMPARAMPU, THEKKUMKARA P.O, THALAPPILLY TALUK, THRISSUR., PIN -
680589
5. DINESH KUMAR T.R AGED 49 YEARS S/O. RAMAKRISHNAN NAIR, VATTEKKATTU
VEEDU, KARUMATHRA P.O,THALAPPILLY TALUK, THRISSUR., PIN - 680123
6. GOPAKUMAR AGED 22 YEARS S/O. MURALIDHARAN, EACHARATHU VEEDU,
KARUMATHRA P.O,THALAPPILLY TALUK, THRISSUR., PIN - 680123
7. ACHUTHAN NAIR AGED 80 YEARS S/O. ACHUTHAN NAIR, MUVVANKARA VEEDU,
VIRUPPAKKA, VAZHANI P.O. THALAPPILLY TALUK, THRISSUR., PIN - 680589
8. O. VIJAYAN AGED 58 YEARS S/O. NARAYANAN, OTTAYIL VEEDU, VAZHANI P.O,
VIRUPPAKKA VILLAGE, THALAPPILLY TALUK, THRISSUR., PIN - 680589
9. SHRIJESH P.S AGED 44 YEARS S/O. SREEDHARAN, PATHIYAPARAMBIL VEEDU,
MANALITHARA P.O, THALAPPILLY TALUK, THRISSUR., PIN - 680589
10. ANIL KUMAR AGED 52 YEARS S/O. KRISHNANKUTTY, PARAYACKAL VEEDU,
MANALITHARA P.O, THALAPPILLY TALUK, THRISSUR., PIN - 680589
11. VIPIN M.V AGED 40 YEARS S/O. VISHWAMBHARAN, MOZHIKULANGARA VEEDU,
KALLAMPARA, PANANGATTUKARA P.O, WADAKKANCHERRY VILLAGE, THALAPPILLY
TALUK, THRISSUR., PIN - 680623
12. SUMESH K.C AGED 45 YEARS S/O. CHANDRAN K.S, KANDAMPULLI VEEDU,
PANANGATTUKARA P.O, THALAPPILLY TALUK, THRISSUR, PIN - 680623
13. RENJITH K.U AGED 30 YEARS S/O. UNNIKRISHNAN, KADAMPATTU VEEDU,
MANGALAM, WADAKKANCHERRY RS, THALAPPILLY TALUK, THRISSUR., PIN -
680623
14. P.K PRADEEP AGED 48 YEARS S/O. KRISHNANKUTTY, PULICHERRYVALAPPIL
HOUSE, MANGALAM DESOM, PANANGATTUKARA P.O, THALAPPILLY TALUK,
THRISSUR., PIN - 680623
15. V.R HARI AGED 36 YEARS S/O. RAGHAVAN, VELLATHERI VEEDU, PARLIKKAD,
PARLIKKAD P.O, THALAPPILLY TALUK, THRISSUR., PIN - 680623
16. T.K RAJENDRAN AGED 44 YEARS S/O. KANNAPPAN, THEKKINKATTIL VEEDU,
PARLIKKAD, PARLIKKAD P.O, THALAPPILLY TALUK, THRISSUR., PIN - 680623
RESPONDENTS:
WP(C) No.239/2025 2/5
1. COCHIN DEVASWOM BOARD, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, SWARAJ ROUND,
ROUND NORTH, THRISSUR., PIN - 680001
2. DEVASWOM OFFICER, PANAMGATTUKARA DEVASWOM - THIRUVILLAMALA GROUP
DEVASWOM, COCHIN DEVASWOM BOARD, PANAMGATTUKARA P.O, THALAPPILLY
TALUK, THRISSUR, PIN - 680623
3. A.C KANNAN, S/O. CHANDRAN, ACHINGARA, THEKKUMKARA P.O, THALAPPILLY
TALUK, THRISSUR., PIN - 680589
4. M.S JAYAKUMAR, S/O SHANKARANARAYANAN, MANGATTUVALAPPIL HOUSE,
PUNNAMPARAMPU, THEKKUMKARA P.O, THALAPPILLY TALUK, THRISSUR., PIN -
680589
5. P. KANNAN, S/O. SHANKARANKUTTY NAIR, PADINJUTT HOUSE, PANANGATTUKARA
P.O, THALAPPILLY TALUK, THRISSUR., PIN - 680623
6. P.K RAMACHANDRAN, S/O. KRISHNANUNNI, KALLIPARAMBIL HOUSE,
THEKKUMKARA P.O, THALAPPILLY TALUK, THRISSUR., PIN - 680589
7. A.C MANUDEV, S/O. CHANDRAN, AYYANTHOLKARAN VEEDU, THEKKUMKARA P.O,
THALAPPILLY TALUK, THRISSUR., PIN - 680589
8. T. SASIKUMAR, THOZHUKKATTU VEEDU, THEKKUMKARA P.O, THALAPPILLY
TALUK, THRISSUR., PIN - 680589
9. K.A CHANDRAN, S/O. AYYAPPAN, KALATHIL HOUSE, THEKKUMKARA P.O,
THALAPPILLY TALUK, THRISSUR., PIN - 680589
10. PRABITHA P, W/O. SHIVADAS, PALISSERY VEEDU, THEKKUMKARA P.O,
THALAPPILLY TALUK, THRISSUR., PIN - 680589
11. RAVI C S S/O.SHANKARANARAYANANEZHUTHASHAN, CHATHANNURKKARAN VEEDU,
PUNNAMPARAMPU, THEKKUMKARA P.O, THALAPPILLY TALUK, THRISSUR., PIN -
680589
12. ARAVINDAKSHAN .V, S/O. PRABHAKARAN NAIR, VEERATHU VEEDU, THEKKUMKARA
P.O, THALAPPILLY TALUK, THRISSUR., PIN - 680589
13. K.K VASU, S/O NEELAKANDAN NAIR, KURUKUNNEL VEEDU, VYASAGIRI P.O,
PARLIKKAD, THALAPPILLY TALUK, THRISSUR., PIN - 680623
14. K. SHANKARANARAYANAN, S/O. NARAYANAN, ELIYAMPARAMPIL VEEDU,
MANGALAM, PANANGATTUKARA P.O THALAPPILLY TALUK, THRISSUR., PIN -
680623
15. E.S REJITH, S/O. SUDHAKARAN, VELIYAMNTHOTTIL VEEDU, VAZHANI P.O,
THALAPPILLY TALUK, THRISSUR., PIN - 680589
16. P. KRISHNAN, S/O. ARAVINDHAKSHAN, PANDARATHIL, KARUMATHRA P.O,
MUKUNDAPURAM TALUK, THRISSUR., PIN - 680123
17. K. PRAKASHAN, S/O. UNNIKRISHNAN, KAYPAMPULACKAL VEEDU, THEKKUMKARA
P.O, THALAPPILLY TALUK, THRISSUR., PIN - 680589
18. SUDHEESH P.R, S/O. RADHAKRISHNAN, PALISSERY VEEDU, THEKKUMKARA P.O,
THALAPPILLY TALUK, THRISSUR., PIN - 680589
19. A.R SUKUMARAN, S/O. RAMAKRISHNAN, ALUPARAMPIL VEEDU, THEKKUMKARA
P.O, THALAPPILLY TALUK, THRISSUR., PIN - 680589
20. T.RAMAKRISHNAN, S/O. RAMAN NAIR, THONDIKKATTIL VEEDU, MANALITHARA
P.O, THALAPPILLY TALUK, THRISSUR., PIN - 680589
21. NARAYANAN .K, S/O. GOPI NAIR, MENANGATHU VEEDU, MANALITHARA P.O,
THALAPPILLY TALUK, THRISSUR, PIN - 680589
22. SURESH EMBRANTHIRI, S/O. VENKITA KRISHNAN EMBRANTHIRI, KALLUR
MADHAM, THEKKUMKARA P.O, THALAPPILLY TALUK, THRISSUR., PIN - 680589
WP(C) No.239/2025 3/5
Writ petition (civil) praying inter alia that in the circumstances
stated in the affidavit filed along with the WP(C) the High Court be
pleased to direct respondents 3 to 22 - Temple Advisory Committee, whose
term had expired on 15.12.2024 not to conduct the inauguration of the
Temple Nadappura - Gopuram of Sri Machadu Thiruvanikkavu Bhagavati Temple
to be held on 08.01.2025 or at any date thereafter until a new Temple
Advisory Committe is elected pending consideration of the above Writ
Petition(C).
This petition again coming on for orders upon perusing the petition
and the affidavit filed in support of WP(C) and this court's order dated
25.02.2025 and upon hearing the arguments of M/S.ARUN KUMAR.P, THIYYANNOOR
RAMAKRISHNAN, AMBIKA RADHAKRISHNAN & KAVYA SURESH, Advocates for the
petitioners, STANDING COUNSEL for the Respondents 1 & 2, SRI.MOHANA KANNAN
& MAYA S.KUMAR, Advocate for respondents 3 to 6, 8 to 16 & 18 to 21 and of
SRI.SAJEEV KUMAR K.GOPAL, Advocate for respondents 7 & 17, the court
passed the following:
WP(C) No.239/2025 4/5
ANIL K. NARENDRAN & MURALEE KRISHNA S., JJ.
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Dated this the 6th day of March, 2025
ORDER
Anil K. Narendran, J.
The learned Standing Counsel for the Cochin Devaswom
Board seeks time to file an application to substitute Ext.R1(a)
produced along with the counter affidavit, since the document
produced as Ext.R1(a) which is available at page Nos.7 and 8 of
the counter affidavit is a copy of the interim order dated
13.01.2025 and not the final judgment.
2. The learned counsel for the petitioners seeks time to
file reply affidavit.
3. Four weeks' time granted.
List on 27.05.2025. Sd/-
ANIL K. NARENDRAN, JUDGE
Sd/-
MURALEE KRISHNA S., JUDGE
MIN
06-03-2025 /True Copy/ Assistant Registrar
APPENDIX OF WP(C) 239/2025
Exhibit R1(a) True copy of order dated 13.1.2025 in DBA No. 1/2025
passed by this Honourable Court.
06-03-2025 /True Copy/ Assistant Registrar
