W.P.(C) NO. 12091 OF 2025 1 2025:KER:25632 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE D. K. SINGH TUESDAY, THE 25TH DAY OF MARCH 2025 / 4TH CHAITHRA, 1947 WP(C) NO. 12091 OF 2025 PETITIONER/S: 1 RAJESH S AGED 40 YEARS S/O SEKHARAN NAIR, MEKKE KALAVOOR VEEDU, KARINGAL, KANDALA P O, NEYYATTINKARA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM (NOW WORKING AS WATCHER, SARKARA DEVASWOM, VARKALA GROUP)., PIN - 695512 2 DEEPAKUMAR M S AGED 43 YEARS S/O M MOHANAN NAIR, DILEEP BHAVAN, KAARINGAL, KANDALA P O, NEYYATTINKARA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM (NOW IN THE POST OF ‘THALI’ KULASEKHARAM DEVASWOM, SASTHAMANGALAM SUB GROUP, ULLOOR GROUP)., PIN - 695512 BY ADVS. D.AJITHKUMAR T.MANASY RESPONDENT/S: 1 TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD HEADQUARTERS, NANTHANCODE, KAWDIAR POST, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, PIN - 695003 2 TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD HEADQUARTERS, NANTHANCODE, KAWDIAR POST, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695003 W.P.(C) NO. 12091 OF 2025 2 2025:KER:25632 3 KERALA DEVASWOM RECRUITMENT BOARD II FLOOR, DEVASWOM BUILDINGS, OPP.AYURVEDA COLLEGE, M.G.ROAD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, PIN - 695001 4 SRI. RAJKUMAR.P.B KAZHAKAM, SASTHA DEVASWOM, ETTUMANOOR GROUP, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, ETTUMANOOR, KOTTAYAM, PIN - 686631 5 SRI. SAJIKUMAR.B KAZHAKAM, VALIYASALA DEVASWOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM GROUP, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695003 6 SRI. BIJUKUMAR.G WATCHER CHENTHITTA DEVASWOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM GROUP, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695003 7 SRI. SHIJU LAL.K THALI, RANNI PERUNAD DEVASWOM, ARANMULA GROUP, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, PATHANAMTHITTA, PIN - 689533 8 SRI. VISHAL M NAIR WATCHER, VATTAKKAD DEVASWOM, KARUNAGAPPALLY GROUP, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, KARUNAGAPPALLY, KOLLAM, PIN - 690518 9 SRI. HARI.K KAZHAKAM, CHENGALLOOR DEVASWOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM GROUP, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695003 10 SRI. VISHNU MAHESH.N.S PANCHAVADHYAM, KAROOR DEVASWOM, ULLOOR GROUP, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695011 11 SRI. ABHILASH.V.P PATHRAMTHEYPPU, VAIKOM DEVASWOM, VAIKOM GROUP, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, VAIKOM, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT, PIN - 686141 W.P.(C) NO. 12091 OF 2025 3 2025:KER:25632 12 SRI. CHANDRAJ.C PANCHAVADHYAM, CHADAYAMANGALAM DEVASWOM, KOTTARAKKARA GROUP, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, KOTTARAKKARA, KOLLAM, PIN - 691531 13 SRI. SATHEESHKUMAR.M.C WATCHER, PAZHAYA PAZHCHIMA DEVASWOM, MUNDAKKAYAM GROUP, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, MUNDAKKAYAM, KOTTTYAM, PIN - 686513 14 SRI. VIJAYAKUMAR.B KAZHAKAM, CHEZHUNGANOOR DEVASWOM, NEYYATTINKARA GROUP, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695121 15 SRI. SANTHOSHKUMAR.G PANCHAVADHYAM, VALIYATHRIKKOVIL DEVASWOM, NEYYATTINKARA GROUP, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695121 16 SRI. SYAM KUMAR.S KAZHAKAM, KANNANAKUZHY DEVASWOM, MAVELIKKARA GROUP, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, ALAPPUZHA, PIN - 690101 17 SRI. PRADEEP KUMAR.K.S KAZHAKAM, PUTHIYEDOM DEVASWOM, PUNALUR GROUP, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, KOLLAM, PIN - 691305 18 SRI. AJAYAKUMAR.J KAZHAKAM, AARAYOOR DEVASWOM, NEYYATTINKARA GROUP, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695121 19 SRI. ANAND.S.N KAZHAKAM, THRIPPAPPUR DEVASWOM, ULLOOR GROUP, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695011 20 SRI. SREERAJ.R PANCHAVADHYAM, PARTHASARATHY DEVASWOM, MUNDAKKAYAM GROUP, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, MUNDAKKAYAM , KOTTAYAM, PIN - 686513 W.P.(C) NO. 12091 OF 2025 4 2025:KER:25632 21 SRI. SREEJITH.G THALI, KODUNGOOR DEVASWOM, MUNDAKKAYAM GROUP, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, MUNDAKKAYAM, KOTTAYAM, PIN - 686513 22 SRI. ABHILASH KUMAR.S WATCHER, THRIKKAKKARA DEVASWOM, PARAVUR GROUP, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, PIN - 683513 23 SRI. JAYARAJ.J KAZHAKAM, MANNAR DEVASWOM, ETTUMANOOR GROUP, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT, PIN - 686631 24 SRI. ANILKUMAR.R KAZHAKAM, KULASEKHARANALLOOR DEVASWOM, KOTTARAKKARA GROUP, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, KOLLAM DISTRICT, PIN - 691531 25 SRI. M.C.KRISHNACHANDRAN NAADHASWARAM, THALIYAL DEVASWOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM GROUP, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695003 BY ADV. G. BIJU – SC – TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD V. V. NANDAGOPAL NAMBIAR - SC – R3 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 25.03.2025, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C) NO. 12091 OF 2025 5 2025:KER:25632 D. K. SINGH, J. -------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 12091 of 2025 ------------------------- Dated this the 25th day of March, 2025 JUDGMENT 1. The Travancore Devaswom Board sought appointment of Driver-cum-Office Attendant (by-transfer). The petitioner was an applicant in the said process of appointment of Driver-cum-Office Attendant (by-transfer). After scrutinizing the applications of the candidates, to conduct the practical test, a four-member committee was constituted by the Board vide the order dated 18.10.2023. The said four-member committee included the Chief Engineer of the respondent Board, Joint Regional Transport Officer, Executive Engineer of the respondent Board and the senior most Driver of the respondent Board. The petitioner participated in the said practical test conducted by the four-member committee and after he has failed the practical test, he has approached this Court. 2. Since the recruitment is ‘by-transfer’, the Devaswom Recruitment Board is not involved in the process, and it is the jurisdiction of the Travancore Devaswom Board itself to appoint W.P.(C) NO. 12091 OF 2025 6 2025:KER:25632 Driver-cum-Office Attendant (by-transfer). 3. Once the petitioner has not challenged the process of conducting practical test by the Committee of four members and participated in the said process, it does not lie in the mouth of the petitioner to challenge the said process. It is not the case of the petitioner that the committee conducted the practical test in a mala fide manner. There is no such allegation in the writ petition. I, therefore, find no substance in this writ petition and hence, the same is hereby dismissed. Sd/- D. K. SINGH JUDGE Svn W.P.(C) NO. 12091 OF 2025 7 2025:KER:25632 APPENDIX OF WP(C) 12091/2025 PETITIONER EXHIBITS EXHIBIT P1 TRUE COPY OF THE TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD OFFICERS AND SERVANTS SERVICE RULES, 2022 PUBLISHED IN THE KERALA GAZETTE ON 20-6-2022 EXHIBIT P2 TRUE COPY OF CIRCULAR NO.ROC.13290/22/EST-A DATED 19-9-2022 ISSUED BY THE DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER OF THE 1ST RESPONDENT BOARD ALONG WITH TRUE ENGLISH TRANSLATION EXHIBIT P3 TRUE COPY OF CIRCULAR NO.CE/ESTT-LLL/GL/2023/05 DATED 18-10-2023 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT ALONG WITH THE LIST OF 70 PERSONS CALLED FOR THE TEST ALONG WITH TRUE ENGLISH TRANSLATION EXHIBIT P4 TRUE COPY OF THE RANKED LIST DATED 4.11.2023 PUBLISHED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE POST OF DRIVER CUM OFFICE ATTENDANT GRADE-II BY TRANSFER/DRIVER CUM OFFICE ATTENDANT EXHIBIT P5 TRUE COPY OF ORDER NO.CE/ESTT-LLL/GL/2023/05 DATED 4.11.2023 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT ALONG WITH TRUE ENGLISH TRANSLATION EXHIBIT P6 TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT VIDE ROC.NO. 7373/22/EST-1 DATED 31.03.2023 PERMITTING THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO CONDUCT SELECTION TO THE POST OF DRIVER CUM OFFICE ATTENDENT GRADE II COPY OF WHICH ALONG WITH TRUE ENGLISH TRANSLATION EXHIBIT P7 TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 8.11.2023 GIVEN BY PETITIONERS AND OTHERS BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT BOARD ALONG WITH TRUE ENGLISH TRANSLATION EXHIBIT P8 TRUE COPY OF THE INTERIM ORDER DATED 07.11.2023 IN W.P.(C) NO. 36827 OF 2023 OF THE HON’BLE HIGH COURT OF KERALA