Sudhan B vs Travancore Devaswom Board
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Kerala High Court

Sudhan B vs Travancore Devaswom Board on 29 October, 2025

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​WP(C) No. 37887 of 2025​


               IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM​
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                                 PRESENT​
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           THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJA VIJAYARAGHAVAN V​
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                                       &​
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              THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K. V. JAYAKUMAR​
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                  TH​
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 WEDNESDAY, THE 29​
 ​                    DAY OF OCTOBER 2025 / 7TH KARTHIKA,​​
                      ​                                   1947​

                      WP(C) NO. 37887 OF 2025​
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PETITIONER:​
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               ​UDHAN B​
               S
               AGED 66 YEARS​
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               S/O BHANU PANICKER JAYA MANDHIRAM, KIZHAKE PLAVILA,​
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               POOVATHARA P.O NEDUMANGAD, THIRUVANATHAPURAM,​
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               PIN - 689531​
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               ​Y ADVS.​
               B
               SHRI.K.R.PRATHISH​
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               SHRI.P.K.SREEVALSAKRISHNAN​
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               SRI.S.UNNIKRISHNAN (NELLAD)​
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               SMT.KRISHNA DAS​
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               SHRI.AKHIL BABU​
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RESPONDENTS:​

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1​ ​ ​RAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD​ T REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, DEVASWOM HEAD QUARTERS,​ ​ NANDANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695003​ ​

2​ ​ ​RADEEP​ P AGED 55 YEARS​ ​ S/O PRABAKARA PANICKER SARASWATHI BHAVAN, JLRA-47,​ ​ JOSEPH LANE, KARAKULAM VILLAGE, NEDUMANGAD,​ ​ THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695013​ ​ ​2025:KER:81158​ ​2​ ​WP(C) No. 37887 of 2025​

3​ ​ ​HANKUKUTTAN NAIR​ T AGED 62 YEARS​ ​ S/O. A. KUNJIKRISHNA PILLAI 'SREEREVATHI',​ ​ MELEELANJIMOODU AR 8/3, AMMAN NAGAR, KAARAKUIAM P.O,​ ​ THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695564​ ​

4​ ​ ​JI​ A AGED 57 YEARS​ ​ S/O SUNDHARAN ASHARI SECRETARY, KARAKULAM DEVI KSHETHRA​ ​ TRUST REG. NO. 104/5, PANCHAYAT OFFICE JN, AMMAN NAGAR​ ​ KARAKULAM P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695013​ ​

​Y ADVS.​ B SHRI.K.B.PRADEEP​ ​ SMT.KSHEMA ELIZABETH SAMUEL​ ​ SMT.ANEETA NIRMAL MAMEN​ ​

​DV. G.BIJU, SC FOR TDB​ A ADV. K.B PRADEEP, FOR PARTY RESP NO.2​ ​

​HIS​ ​ T WRIT​ ​ PETITION​ ​ (CIVIL)​ ​ HAVING​ ​ COME​ ​ UP​ ​ FOR​ ​ ADMISSION​ ​ ON​ 29.10.2025, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:​ ​ ​2025:KER:81158​ ​3​ ​WP(C) No. 37887 of 2025​

​J U D G M E N T​

​Raja Vijayaraghavan V, J.​

​When​ ​the​ ​matter​ ​is​ ​taken​ ​up,​ ​the​ ​learned​ ​counsel​ ​appearing​ ​for​ ​the​

​petitioner​ ​submitted​ ​that​ ​he​ ​has​ ​instructions​ ​to​ ​submit​ ​that​ ​the​ ​petitioner​ ​does​

​not intend to pursue the prayers sought for in this Writ Petition.​

​This Writ Petition is closed.​

​Sd/-​

​RAJA VIJAYARAGHAVAN V,​ ​JUDGE​

​ d/-​ S ​K.V. JAYAKUMAR,​ ​JUDGE​

​APM​ ​2025:KER:81158​ ​4​ ​WP(C) No. 37887 of 2025​

APPENDIX OF WP(C) 37887/2025​ ​

PETITIONER EXHIBITS​ ​

Exhibit P1​ ​ ​RUE​​ T COPY​​ OF​​THE​​GENERAL​​CONDITIONS​​DATED​​NIL​ ISSUED​ ​ ​ FOR​ ​ AWARD​ ​ OF​ ​CONTRACTORS​ ​ FOR​ SABARIMALA FOR THE YEAR 2025-2026​ ​ Exhibit P2​ ​ TRUE​​ ​ COPY​​ OF​​THE​​CERTIFICATE​​DATED​​29.05.2025​ ISSUED​ ​ ​ BY​ ​ THE​ ​EXECUTIVE​ ​OFFICER​ ​ OF​ ​ THE​ ​ 1ST​ RESPONDENT​ ​ Exhibit P3​ ​ TRUE​ ​ ​ COPY​ ​OF​ ​THE​ ​ EXPERIENCE​ ​CERTIFICATE​ 08.06.2025​​ ​ ISSUED​​ BY​​ THE​​4TH​​ RESPONDENT​​ WHICH​ PRODUCED​ ​ ​ ALONG​ ​WITH​ ​ EXT.P1​​TENDER​​BY​​ THE​​2ND​ RESPONDENT​ ​ Exhibit P4​ ​ TRUE​ ​ ​ COPY​ ​ OF​ ​THE​ ​ APPLICATION​​DATED​​4.10.2025​ SUBMITTED​ ​ ​ BY​ ​THE​ ​ PETITIONER​ ​UNDER​ ​ THE​ ​ RIGHT​ TO INFORMATION ACT​ ​ Exhibit P5​ ​ TRUE​ ​ ​ COPY​ ​OF​ ​THE​ ​ REPORT​ ​DATED​ ​12.08.2025​ ISSUED BY THE VIGILANCE OF THE 1ST RESPONDENT​ ​ RESPONDENT EXHIBITS​ ​

EXHIBIT R2 (a)​ ​ ​rue​ ​ T Copy​ ​ of​ ​ the​ ​ Judgement​ ​dated​ ​ 04.07.2022​ in SSCR No. 17 of 2021.​ ​ EXHIBIT R2 (b)​ ​ True​ ​ ​ Copy​ ​of​ ​the​ ​affidavit​ ​of​ ​the​ ​ 4th​ Respondent dated 10.09.2025​ ​ EXHIBIT R2 (c)​ ​ True​​ ​ Copy​​of​​the​​experience​​certificate​​dated​ 08.06.2025​ ​ ​ regarding​ ​ Vellanivedyam​ ​ and​ Sarkarapayasam​ ​ EXHIBIT R2 (d)​ ​ True​​ ​ Copy​​of​​the​​experience​​certificate​​dated​ 08.06.2025​ ​ regarding​ ​ Avalnivedyam​ ​ and​ ​ Modakampayasam​ ​ PETITIONER EXHIBITS​ ​

Exhibit P6​ ​ ​rue​​ T copy​​of​​ the​​judgment​​dated​​ 28.02.2014​​ in​ C.C​ ​ ​ No.​ ​ 61​ ​ of​ ​ 2011​ ​ of​ ​ Judicial​ ​ First​ ​ Class​ Magistrate Court-1, Ranni​ ​ Exhibit P7​ ​ True​​ ​ copy​​of​​ the​​proceedings​​dated​​08.07.2024​ of​ ​ ​ Travancore​ ​Devaswom​ ​Board​ ​ issued​ ​to​ ​ the​ petitioner​ ​