IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N.K.BALAKRISHNAN WEDNESDAY, THE 7TH SEPTEMBER 2011 / 16TH BHADRA 1933 DBP.No. 128 of 2011() --------------------- IN THE MATTER OF TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD – APPROVAL FOR CLOSING LEAKAGE TO THE ROOF OF SREEKOVIL AT THALIYIL DEVASWOM – TDB – REPORT NO.145/2011 – SUO MOTU PROCEEDINGS INITIATED PETITIONER : -------------------- TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI. G.BIJU SC FOR TDB RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. DEPUTY DIRECTOR, LOCAL FUND AUDIT, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE SECRETARY, TEMPLE ADVISORY COMMITTEE, THALIYIL MAHADEVA TEMPLE, THAZHATHANGADI P.O, KOTTAYAM. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.K.LAKSHMI NARAYANAN BY ADV.KRISHNAKUMAR MANGAT – AMICUSCURIAE FOR THE OMBUDSMAN THIS DEVASWOM BOARD PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 07/09/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: THOTTATHIL B. RADHAKRISHNAN & N.K.BALAKRISHNAN, JJ. ---------------------------------------------------- D.B.P.No.128 of 2011 ---------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 7th day of September, 2011 Order Thottathil B.Radhakrishnan, J. The Thaliyil Devaswom in Kottayam Group needs to immediately close the leakages to the copper sheeted roof of the Sreekovil. We have perused the report of the learned Ombudsman. He rightly says that the work has to be carried out. Therefore, we accept the suggestion of the learned Ombudsman and grant permission to do the repair works. If any copper sheet is replaced, the old material will be appropriately accounted for. The work shall be subjected to local fund audit after completion. The DBP is ordered accordingly. THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, JUDGE. N.K.BALAKRISHNAN, JUDGE. srd