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Jayan vs Travancore Devaswomboard

JAYAN vs Travancore Devaswomboard

Type Court Judgment Court Kerala Decided Mar 12, 2025
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Citation
Court
Kerala High Court
Judge
Decided On
Case Number
WP(C)/26793/2012
Subject
Land Acquisition

Case Summary

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Land Acquisition

Key legal issue
Land Acquisition

Parties & Advocates

Appellant / Petitioner

JAYAN

Respondent

Travancore Devaswomboard

Excerpt

.....board, nanthancode, thiruvananthapuram - 695 001. by sri.g.biju,sc,travancore devaswom board this writ petition (civil) having come up for admission on 14-11-2012, the court on the same day delivered the following:ds appendix petitioner's exhibits: p1: copy of the communication between temple thanthry dated 29.10.2012 to the assistant commissioner, thirunakkara devaswom kottayam group. p2: copy of the agreement between petitioner and executive engineer, travancore devaswom board dated 31.10.2012. p3: copy of the order of the approval of the chief engineer, travancore devaswom board to the executive engineer, kottayam dated 06.11.2012. p4: copy of the representation of the petitioner dated 07.10.2012. p5: copy of order of 2nd respondent dated 30.10.2012. p6: copy of order dated 08.10.2012 to the 2nd respondent by the asst. devaswom commissioner. respondent's exhibits: nil //true copy// p.a. to judge ds &a.v. ramakrishna pillai, jj.----------------------------- w.p.c. no. 26793 of 2012 --------------------- dated this the 14th day of november, 2012judgmentthottathil b. radhakrishnan,j.we record the submission on behalf of the travancore devaswom board that nearly the entire amount for the work has been entrusted to the committee now in office. accordingly, we order that the said committee will be permitted to continue in terms of the recommendations of the assistant devaswom commissioner as contained in ext.p1. the writ petition ordered accordingly. a.v. ramakrishna pillai ds

Full Judgment

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

PRESENT: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN & THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.V.RAMAKRISHNA PILLAI WEDNESDAY, THE 14TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 2012/23RD KARTHIKA 1934 --------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------- JAYAN, AGED 40 YEARS, S/O. REVEENDRA NATHAN NAIR, THIRUNAKKARA P.O., KOTTAYAM DISTRICT, PRESIDENT TEMPLE ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE, THIRUNAKKARA TEMPLE, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT BY ADV. SRI.J.S.AJITHKUMAR RESPONDENT(S): --------------

1. TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, DEVASWOM BOARD JUNCTION, NANTHANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001.

2. THE COMMISSIONER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, NANTHANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001. BY SRI.G.BIJU,SC,TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14-11-2012, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

ds APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1: COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN TEMPLE THANTHRY DATED 29.10.2012 TO THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, THIRUNAKKARA DEVASWOM KOTTAYAM GROUP. P2: COPY OF THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN PETITIONER AND EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD DATED 31.10.2012. P3: COPY OF THE ORDER OF THE APPROVAL OF THE CHIEF ENGINEER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD TO THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, KOTTAYAM DATED 06.11.2012. P4: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION OF THE PETITIONER DATED 07.10.2012. P5: COPY OF ORDER OF 2ND RESPONDENT DATED 30.10.2012. P6: COPY OF ORDER DATED 08.10.2012 TO THE 2ND RESPONDENT BY THE ASST. DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE ds &

A.V. RAMAKRISHNA PILLAI, JJ.

----------------------------- W.P.C. No. 26793 OF 2012 --------------------- Dated this the 14th day of November, 2012

JUDGMENT

Thottathil B. Radhakrishnan,J.

We record the submission on behalf of the Travancore Devaswom Board that nearly the entire amount for the work has been entrusted to the committee now in office. Accordingly, we order that the said committee will be permitted to continue in terms of the recommendations of the Assistant Devaswom Commissioner as contained in Ext.P1. The writ petition ordered accordingly. A.V. RAMAKRISHNA PILLAI ds

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