Petitioner challenged non-payment of salary after transfer order implementation. Court dismissed transfer issue as resolved but directed payment of legally due salary.
Direct respondents to look into complaint and pay legally due salary within two weeks of receipt of judgment copy.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT:
THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE P.V.ASHA
MONDAY, THE 19TH DAY OF MARCH 2018 / 28TH PHALGUNA, 1939
WP(C).No. 3907 of 2018
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PETITIONER
V.VENU EMBRANTHIRI, S/O. VISHNU EMBRANTHIRI, SHREE VISHNU PRASAD HOUSE, JAYANTHY ROAD, MARADU P.O, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. WORKING AS MELSANTHI, RUDRAPPILLYKKAVU TEMPLE, COCHIN DEVASWOM BOARD.
BY ADVS.SRI.KRISHNA PRASAD. S
SRI.V.S.PRATHEEK
RESPONDENT(S):
1. THE COMMISSIONER, COCHIN DEVASWOM BOARD, THRISSUR, PIN - 680 001.
2. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER (THRIPUNITHURA), COCHIN DEVASWOM BOARD, THRIPUNITHURA, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT PIN - 682 301.
3. THE DEVASWOM OFFICER, KUREEKKAD DEVASWOM OFFICE, KUREEKKAD, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT PIN - 682 305.
4. THE DEVASWOM OFFICER, THIRUVANKULAM DEVASWOM OFFICE, THIRUVANKULAM, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, PIN - 682 305.
BY ADVS. SRI.N.RAJAGOPALAN NAIR, SC SRI.K.P.SUDHEER, SC
THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19-03-2018, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
K.V.
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APPENDIX
PETITIONER(S)' EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT P1 A TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 29-1-2018 BEARING NO.MA-14222/17.
RESPONDENTS EXHIBITS: NIL
/TRUE COPY/ K.V. P.S.TO JUDGE 22.03.2018
P.V.ASHA, J.
W.P(C) No.3907 of 2018-K
Dated this the 19th day of March, 2018
JUDGMENT
The petitioner has filed this writ petition at a time when he was not
able to join duty on the basis of Ext.P1 order by which he was transferred to Makaliyam Vishnu Temple.
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Ext.P1. The petitioner points out that even now the salary due to him for the period from 6.1.2018 to 31.1.2018 has not been paid.
In the above circumstances, the writ petition is disposed of directing the respondents to look into the complaint of the petitioner and take action for payment of salary which is legally due to him in accordance with law, within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment.
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(P.V.ASHA, JUDGE)
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the petitioner is entitled to salary for the period 6.1.2018 to 31.1.2018 after transfer implementation.
V.Venu Embanthiri
The Commissioner, Cochin Devaswom Board
The Assistant Commissioner (Thrippunithura), Cochin Devaswom Board
The Devaswom Officer, Kureekkad Devaswom Office
The Devaswom Officer, Thiruvankulam Devaswom Office
P.V. Asha
As recorded by the court registry
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