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Binu L S v. Travancore Devaswom Board - Tdb

Kerala HC18 Jul 2022WP(C)/4310/2022

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What is this about?

Strong Room Guards challenged promotions granted in contravention of rules requiring annual vacancy filling via a supplemented seniority list. The Court held the promotions provisional and directed the Board to update the list yearly and fill vacancies strictly according to the annual procedural rule.

What did the court decide?

Promotions treated as provisional; Board directed to update annual seniority list and fill vacancies strictly per Rule V and seniority.

Binu L S Vs Travancore Devaswom Board - Tdb — Pension and Retirement Benefits | Kerala HC (2022)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

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PRESENT

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THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V.G.ARUN

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MONDAY, THE 18^TH DAY OF JULY 2022 / 27TH ASHADHA, 1944

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WP(C) NO. 26090 OF 2021

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PETITIONER/S:

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SREEJESH KUMAR P.A., AGED 39 YEARS S/O. PRASANNA KUMAR, STRONG ROOM GUARD, THIRUVALLA DEVASWOM, SREEVALLABHA TEMPLE, THIRUVALLA P.O, PATHANAMTHITTA 689 101, RESIDING AT AMMANCHIYIL HOUSE, PUZHAVATHUR, CHANGANACHERRY P.O, KOTTAYAM-686 101 BY ADV B.MOHANLAL

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RESPONDENT/S:

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1 THE TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, NANTHANCODE P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 011.

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2 THE COMMISSIONER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, NANTHANCODE P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 011.

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3 THE ASSISTANT DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, THIRUVALLA P.O, PATHANAMTHITTA-689 101

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4 SRI. P.S. SAJITH, CLERK, OFFICE OF THE TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, NANTHANCODE P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 011.

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5 SRI. KRISHNA PRASAD, CLERK, OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,

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KARUNAGAPPALLY P.O, KOLLAM-690 544

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6 SRI. C.S. SURESH KUMAR, AUDITOR, ASSISTANT AUDIT OFFICE TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, AMBALAPUZHA P.O, ALAPPUZHA 688 561.

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7 SUBASH B, SECOND SECOND GRADE SUB GROUP OFFICER, PALLIYARAKKAVU SUB GROUP, CHANGANACHERRY GROUP, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, CHANGANACHERRY P.O, KOTTAYAM-686 101

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8 SRI. REGHUNATHAN R, CLERK, OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER, SABARIMALA DEVASOM , TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,

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PAMPA, PATHANAMTHITTA-689 662

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9 SRI. RAJESH KUMAR, AUDITOR, ASSISTANT AUDIT OFFICE, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, MAVELIKKARA P.O, ALAPPUZHA-690 101

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10 SRI. GANGA PRASAD K, CLERK, OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, MAVELIKKARA P.O, ALAPPUZHA -690 101

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11 SRI. T. RAGESH, SECOND GRADE SUB GROUP OFFICER, PERUMTHURA SUB GROUP, VARKALA GROUP, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, VARKALA P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 141

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12 SRI. RAJESH BABU N, CLERK, OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER, SABARIMALA DEVASWOM BOARD, PAMBA P.O, PATHANAMTHITTA-689 662 BY ADVS. SHRI.G.BIJU,SC,TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD B.HARISH KUMAR ANJALY JOSEPH

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THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON

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08.03.2022 ALONG WITH WPC 13260/21, THE COURT ON 18.07.2022,

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DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

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PRESENT

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THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V.G.ARUN

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MONDAY, THE 18^TH DAY OF JULY 2022 / 27TH ASHADHA, 1944 WP(C) NO. 13260 OF 2021

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PETITIONER/S:

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GOPAKUMAR K.P AGED 44 YEARS SON OF R. KRISHNAN NAIR, UTHRAM, ANNAL, PIRAPPANCODE POST, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 607 AND NOW WORKING AS STRONG ROOM GUARD, VALIYASALAI SUB GROUP, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM GROUP UNDER THE TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD BY ADVS. K.L.NARASIMHAN A.MOHAMMED FAIZAL N.KRISHNA PRASAD DEEPAK VARUGHESE MATHEW

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RESPONDENT/S:

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1 TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, DEVASWOM BUILDINGS, NANTHANCODE, KOWDIAR POST, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 003

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2 THE DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER DEVASWOM BUILDINGS, NANTHANCODE, KOWDIAR POST, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 003

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3 P.S.SANJITH CLERK, OFFICE OF THE DEVASWOM BOARD, NANTHANCODE, KOWDIAR POST, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 003

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4 KRISHNA PRASAD CLERK, OFFICE OF THE ASSISANT DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER, KARUNAGAPPALLY DEVASWOM GROUP, KARUNAGAPPALLY P.O., 690 518 5 C.S.SURESH KUMAR AUDITOR, ASSISTANT AUDIT OFFICE, TRAVANCORE

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DEVASWOM BOARD, AMBALAPUZHA

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6 SUBHASH B. SECOND GRADE SUB GROUP OFFICE, PALLIYARAKKAVU SUB GROUP, CHANGANASSERY GROUP 7 REGUNATHAN R. CLERK, EXECUTIVE OFFICE, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD OFFICE, SABARIMALA 689 713 8 RAJESHKUMAR A. AUDITOR, ASSISTANT AUDIT OFFICE, MAVELIKKARA. 9 GANGA PRASAD K. CLERK, OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER, CHETTIKULANGARA CHUNAKKARA ROAD, KALLUMALA, MAVELIKKARA 690 110 10 T.RAKESH SECOND GRADE SUB GROUP OFFICE, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, PERUNTHURA SUB GROUP, VARKKALA GROUP., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 11 RAJESH BABU N. CLERK, EXECUTIVE OFFICE, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD OFFICE, SABARIMALA 689 713 12 ADDL.R12.AJEESH.V AGED 40 YEARS S/O.VISWANATHAN, STRONG ROOM GUARD, ASSISTANT ENGINEER'S OFFICE-PAMBA, SABARIMALA DEVELOPMENT PROJECT, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, PAMBA P.O., RESIDNG AT "ANEESH BHAVAN", OOLANKIHI, ANAYARA P.O., TRIVANDRUM - 695029 ADDL. R12 IS IMPLEADED AS PER ORDER DATED 20.10.2021 IN IA NO.1/2021 IN WPC NO. 13260/2021. BY ADVS. SHRI.G.BIJU,SC,TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD B.HARISH KUMAR SOBHA KURIAN ANJALY JOSEPH

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THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 08.03.2022 ALONG WITH WPC 26090/21, THE COURT ON 18.07.2022, DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

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PRESENT

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THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V.G.ARUN

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MONDAY, THE 18^TH DAY OF JULY 2022 / 27TH ASHADHA, 1944

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WP(C) NO. 26262 OF 2021

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PETITIONER/S:

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1 SUBASH V.K. AGED 47 YEARS S/O. V.K. VENUGOPAL, STRONG ROOM GUARD, VALIYASALA DEVASWOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, RESIDING AT "ROHINI', MUGHAVOOR, KARIPUR P.O, NEDUMANGAD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695541. 2 AJEESH V AGED 40 YEARS S/O. VISWANATHAN, STRONG ROOM GUARD, ASSISTANT ENGINEER'S OFFICE - PAMBA, SABARIMALA DEVELOPMENT PROJECT, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, PAMBA P.O, RESIDING AT 'ANEESH BHAVAN', OOLANKIHI, ANAYARA P.O, TRIVANDRUM - 695029. BY ADVS. B.HARISH KUMAR ANJALY JOSEPH

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RESPONDENT/S:

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1 TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD REPRESENTED BY THE DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, NANTHANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695003.

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2 THE SECRETARY TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, NANTHANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695003.

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BY ADV SHRI.G.BIJU,SC,TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD

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THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON

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08.03.2022 ALONG WITH WPC 26090/21, THE COURT ON 18.07.2022,

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DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

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THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

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PRESENT

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THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V.G.ARUN

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MONDAY, THE 18^TH DAY OF JULY 2022 / 27TH ASHADHA, 1944

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WP(C) NO. 4310 OF 2022

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PETITIONER/S:

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BINU L S

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AGED 41 YEARS S/O K SIVANANDAN, STRONG ROOM GROUND, DEVASWOM BOARD PRESS, NANTHANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURM695003.

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BY ADV K.A.SALIL NARAYANAN

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RESPONDENT/S:

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1 TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD - TDB REPRESENTED BY THE DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, HEAD QUARTERS, NANTHANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695003.

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2 THE SECRETARY TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, NANTHANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695003.

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BY ADV SHRI.G.BIJU,SC,TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD

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THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON

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08.03.2022 ALONG WITH WPC 26090/21, THE COURT ON 18.07.2022,

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DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

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JUDGMENT

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Dated this the 18^th day of July, 2022

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(W.P.(C) No.26090, 13260 & 26262/2021 and 4310/2022)

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The petitioners are working as Strong Room Guards in the Travancore Devaswom Board ('the Board' for short). They are aggrieved by the promotion granted to party respondents as Lower Division Clerk/Sub Group Officer Grade II, by way of category change, overlooking the petitioners' eligibility. The essential facts are as under; for convenience, the documents in W.P.(C) No.26090 of 2021 are referred to;

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By Ext.P7 order dated 24.02.2015, the Board introduced a set of rules called 'the category change for the Strong Room Guards employed in the Travancore Devaswom Board to the cadre of Lower Division Clerk/Sub Group Officer Grade II, Rules.' The Rules mandate that, 5% of the

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vacancies arising in each calendar year in the cadre of Lower Division Clerk/Sub Group Officer Grade II should be reserved to be filled up by category change from eligible Strong Room Guards. The qualifications for attaining eligibility is, pass in SSLC with Sub Group Officer Test or DOT or DOT (new scheme) or MT as the case may be. The procedure for effecting category change is prescribed in Rule V, extracted below;

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“V. Procedure:

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At the beginning of every calendar year the Head of the Departments shall report to the Board the anticipated vacancies of Lower Division Clerk/Sub Group Officer Grade-II, for the year and the Devaswom Commissioner shall inform the Board the estimated number of vacancies available for Category Change under these Rules. The Devaswom Commissioner shall then prepare and forward a list of eligible Strong Room Guards for Category change as Lower Division Clerk/Sub Group Officer Grade-II, in each calendar year to The Board for making the category change for vacancies reserved for the purpose.

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The Board will approve the list of Strong Room Guards eligible for Category change as Lower Division Clerk/Sub Group Officer Grade-II. The category change reserved for each calendar year shall be filled up from the list prepared as above. For each calendar year a fresh list as stated above shall be prepared.”

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In accordance with the Rules, Ext.P10 seniority list was published by the Board on 31.03.2017. The petitioner in W.P.(C) No.26262 of 2021, who was at serial No.13, and one T.Rakesh, placed at serial No.10 in Ext.P10 list, challenged the inclusion of one S.Jayachandran Pillai as serial No.1 in the list. The challenge was on the premise that Jayachandran Pillai was not for eligible for inclusion in the seniority list of the year 2016, as he passed the mandatory departmental test after the cut off date fixed for drawing up the list. The writ petitions were considered and dismissed vide Ext.P16 judgment. The challenge against inclusion

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of Jayachandran Pillai in the rank list was repelled, by accepting the contention of the Board that the seniority list for the year 2016 was prepared in January, 2017, by which time, Jayachandran Pillai had passed the departmental test. The other contention that, if the Board had updated the seniority list each year, the petitioners would have possibly got appointments earlier, was found to be rife with speculation and conjectures. While dismissing the writ petition under Ext.P15, this Court directed the Board to immediately appoint persons from Ext.P10 seniority list and to continue to promote persons from the list, as supplemented year to year, as and when vacancies become available.

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The petitioners contend that, despite

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the specific direction, the Board did not update Ext.P10 seniority list on a year to year basis, whenever vacancies became available. Instead, Ext.P10 seniority list was updated by considering

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the vacancies from 2017 to 2020 together and the

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party respondents promoted, based on their service seniority.

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petitioners, learned Standing Counsel for the Board and the learned Counsel appearing for the party respondents.

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The contentions put forth by the Counsel on either side given rise to the question

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whether promotion granted to party respondents is in accordance with the procedure prescribed in Rule V and in accordance with the direction in Ext.P16 judgment. A careful scrutiny of Rule V shows that, based on the report submitted by the Head of Departments at the beginning of each year, the Devaswom Commissioner has to prepare and forward a list of Strong Room Guards eligible

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for category change in each calendar year, pointing out the anticipated vacancies of Lower Division Clerk/Sub Group Officer Grade II, for

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that particular year. Based on the information,

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the Board will approve the list of Strong Room

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Guards available for category change. The category change reserved for each year has to be filled up following the above procedure. The direction in Ext.P16 judgment, calling upon the Board to continue to promote the persons from Ext.P10 seniority list, as supplemented year to year, as and when vacancies become available is, in essence, a reminder to abide by the rule. Therefore, Ext.P16 judgment was rendered on 31.03.2021 is no reason for the Board to update Ext.P10 seniority list by including the vacancies from 2017 to 2020 in a consolidated manner. If, as contended, the petitioners had passed the required departmental test and acquired eligibility for inclusion in the seniority list in any year prior to the party respondents becoming eligible, failure of the Board to update the seniority list on a year to year basis will

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defeat the crystalised claim of the petitioners. It is pointed out by the learned Counsel for the petitioners that, of the 9 vacancies to which promotion is effected as per Ext.P18, 3 vacancies are of the year 2017 and 2 vacancies each of the

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years 2018, 2019 and 2020. If so, the Board was bound to have promoted the eligible persons, by supplementing the rank list on a yearly basis, as and when vacancies became available. Indisputably, such procedure was not followed. Hence, the Board is bound to reconsider the promotions granted under Ext.P18.

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In the result, the writ petitions are disposed of, as under;

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(i) The promotions effected by Ext.P18 order shall be treated as provisional.

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(ii) The Board shall update/supplement

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Ext.P10 seniority list from the year 2017 onwards, by following the procedure prescribed in Rule V and vacancies of a particular year shall

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be filled up from among the eligible Strong Room

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Guards, based on their position in the list.

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(iii) The vacancies arising in future shall also be filled up strictly in accordance with the procedure prescribed in Rule V and by supplementing Ext.P10 rank list on a year to year basis and filling up the vacancies of each year, based on the seniority position in Ext.P10 seniority list.

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V.G.ARUN JUDGE

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APPENDIX OF WP(C) 26090/2021

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PETITIO Exhibit	NER EXHI P1	BITS THE TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER ROC NO 100/2003/EST. DATED 13.02.2003 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER.
Exhibit	P2	THE TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 17.02.2003 ISSUED BY THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, KOTTAYAM TO DEVASWOM ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER, THIRUNAKKARA.
Exhibit	P3	THE TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER R.O.C. 10523/06/EST. 2 DATED 09.11.2006 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT.
Exhibit	P4	THE TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION DATED 28.04.2010 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE ASSISTANT DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER, NORTH PARAVUR.
Exhibit	P5	THE TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER R.O.C NO. 100/06/EST. DATED 22.05.2010 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER.
Exhibit	P6	THE TRUE COPY OF THE RELEVANT PAGES OF THE RESULTS OF THE DEPARTMENTAL TEST (DEVASWOM OFFICERS TEST) JUNE 2014, PUBLISHED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT.
Exhibit	P7	THE TRUE COPY OF THE NOTIFICATION ROC NO. 8031/2001/EST. 2 DATED 24.02.2015
		ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT.
Exhibit	P8	THE TRUE COPY OF THE RELEVANT PAGES OF THE TEST RESULTS OF PAPER II PUBLISHED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT AS PER ROC NO. 5643/15/EST. 2 DATED 02.11.2016.
Exhibit	P9	THE TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER ROC NO. 9711/15/EST-B/EST-A DATED 19.09.2017 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT.
Exhibit	P10	THE TRUE COPY OF THE ROC NO. 8031/EST- 2 DATED 31.03.2017 PUBLISHED LIST OF CATEGORY CHANGE OF STRONG ROOM GUARDS.
Exhibit	P11	THE TRUE COPY OF RELEVANT PAGES OF THE
		TEST RESULTS OF PAPER III PUBLISHED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT AS PER ROC NO.

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	8394/17/EST. 2 (II) DATED 28.02.2018.
Exhibit P12	THE TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 02.08.2018 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT THROUGH PROPER CHANNEL.
Exhibit P13	THE TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 27.09.2019 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT THROUGH PROPER CHANNEL.
Exhibit P14	THE TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION DATED 26.10.2018 FILED BY SRI. ADV. ANIL S. TO THE 2ND RESPONDENT UNDER RIGHT TO
	INFORMATION ACT AND ITS REPLY R.O.C. 25991/18/P.I.O/EST. (B) DATED 30.11.2018.
Exhibit P15	THE TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION DATED 17.10.2019 FILED BY SRI. ADV. ANIL S. TO THE 2ND REPLY NO. E A-1/423/K.D.R B/2019 DATED 23.10.2019.
Exhibit P16	THE TRUE COPY OF THE COMMON JUDGMENT DATED 31.03.2021 IN W.P.C NO. 30696/2017 AND 12235/2018 OF THIS HON'BLE COURT.
Exhibit P17	THE TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 03.04.2021 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT THROUGH PROPER CHANNEL THROUGH THE 3RD RESPONDENT.
Exhibit P18	THE TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER R.O.C 9711/21/EST. (B)/EST. (A) DATED 04.05.2021 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT.
Exhibit P19	THE TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 05.05.2021 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT THROUGH PROPER CHANNEL.
Exhibit P20	THE TRUE COPY OF THE REPLY NO. R.O.C. 9711/18/EST. (B) (A) DATED 14.07.2021 SENT BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO THE 3RD RESPONDENT.
Exhibit P21	THE TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 13.08.2021 FILED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT THROUGH CHANNEL.

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PETITION	ER EXH	IBITS
Exhibit	P1	TRUE COPY OF THE ISSUED BY THE SEC	ORDER DATED 4.5.2021 OND RESPONDENT
Exhibit	P2	TRUE COPY OF THE 10.11.1997 APPOIN AS STRONG ROOM GU	ORDER DATED TING THE PETITIONER ARD
Exhibit	P3	TRUE COPY OF THE 31.3.2017	SENIORITY LIST DATED
Exhibit	P4	TRUE COPY OF THE 31.3.2021 IN WRIT NO.12235/2018 AND	COMMON JUDGMENT DATED PETITIONS 30696/2017
Exhibit	P5	TRUE COPY OF THE THE RESULTS OF TH PUBLISHED ON 28.2	RELEVANT EXTRACT OF E DEPARTMENTAL TEST .2018
Exhibit	P6	TRUE COPY OF THE 5.5.2021 SUBMITTE	REPRESENTATION DATED D BY THE PETITIONER
Exhibit	P7	TRUE COPY OF THE 06.11.2019 FILED RESPONDENT.	REQUEST DATED BEFORE THE SECOND
Exhibit	P8	TRUE COPY OF THE PETITIONER DATED	REPLY GIVEN TO THE 23.07.2021.

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PETITIO	NER EXHI	BITS
Exhibit	P1	A TRUE COPY OF THE SENIORITY LIST OF LOWER DIVISION CLERK/SUB GROUP OFFICER GRADE - II ISSUED BY THE OFFICE OF THE 1ST RESPONDENT.
Exhibit	P2	A TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 22.02.2013 PASSED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT,
Exhibit	P3	A TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 15.10.2013 ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT.
Exhibit	P4	A TRUE COPY OF THE FINAL NOTIFICATION DATED 24.02.2015 ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT.
Exhibit	P5	A TRUE COPY OF THE PROCEEDING DATED 29.04.2016 ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT DEVASWOM.
Exhibit	P6	A TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 13.06.2016 PASSED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT.
Exhibit	P7	A TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 4.11.2016 PASSED BY THE RESPONDENT BOARD.
Exhibit	P8	A TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 7.6.17 PASSED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT.
Exhibit	P9	A TRUE COPY OF THE SENIORITY LIST PREPARED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT FOR THE CATEGORY CHANGE OF STRONG ROOM GUARDS TO THE POST OF LOWER DIVISION CLERK/SUB GROUP OFFICER II FOR THE YEAR JANUARY 2017.
Exhibit	P10	A TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT OF THIS HON'BLE COURT DATED 31.3.21
Exhibit	P11	A TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION SUBMITTED UNDER RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT DATED 10.06.21.
Exhibit	P12	A TRUE COPY OF THE REPLY ISSUED BY THE BOARD DATED 16.06.2021
Exhibit	P13	A TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION

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PREFERRED BY THE PETITIONERS DATED 21.06.21. Exhibit P14 A TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 02.07.2021 PASSED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT. Exhibit P15 A TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT DATED 22.09.2021. Exhibit P16 A TRUE COPY OF THE NEWS REPORT PUBLISHED IN THE MANGALAM DAILY DATED 06.11.2021.

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PETITION	ER EXH	IBITS
Exhibit	P1	A TRUE COPY OF THE THE SENIORITY LIST GUARD FOR CATEGORY OF LOWER DIVISION OFFICER GRADE-II.	RELEVANT PORTION OF OF STRONG ROOM CHANGE TO THE POST CLERK/SUB GROUP
Exhibit	P2	A TRUE COPY OF THE DATED 24.02.2015 I RESPONDENT.	FINAL NOTIFICATION SSUED BY THE 1ST
Exhibit	P3	A TRUE COPY OF THE BY THE 1ST RESPOND CHANGE OF STRONG R POST OF LOWER DIVI OFFICER II FOR THE	RANK LIST PREPARED ENT FOR THE CATEGORY OOM GUARDS TO THE SION CLERK/SUB GROUP YEAR JANUARY 2017.
Exhibit	P4	A TRUE COPY OF THE 31.03.2021 PASSED COURT.	JUDGMENT DATED BY THIS HON'BLE
Exhibit	P5	A TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION UNDER ACT ISSUED BY THE 16.06.2021.	REPLY TO THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION BOARD DATED
Exhibit	P6	A TRUE COPY OF THE TO INFORMATION APP THE 1ST RESPONDENT	REPLY TO THE RIGHT LICATION ISSUED BY DATED 30.12.2021.
Exhibit	P7	A TRUE COPY OF THE 21.01.2022 ISSUED RESPONDENT.	CIRCULAR DATED BY THE 1ST

Binu L S v. Travancore Devaswom Board - Tdb

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Binu L S v. Travancore Devaswom Board - Tdb

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