IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.BHAVADASAN TUESDAY, THE 12TH OCTOBER 2010 / 20TH ASWINA 1932 DBA.No. 116 of 2010() --------------------------------- (IN THE MATTER OF TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION - IN THE MATTER OF GRANTING EXCLUSIVE RIGHT FOR THE SALE OF DRINKING WATER AT SABARIMALA AND PAMPA DURING THE YEAR 2010-11) ....... PETITIONER: ---------------------- TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, NANTHANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-3. BY ADVS. SRI.V.KRISHNA MENON, SMT.P.VIJAYAMMA. RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF LOCAL FUND ACCOUNTS, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, NANTHANCODE, THIRUVAANTHAPURAM-3. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. LAKSHMI NARAYANAN THIS DEVASWOM BOARD APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 12/10/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: Kss THOTTATHIL.B.RADHAKRISHNAN & P.BHAVADASAN, JJ. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ DBA No.116 of 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dated 12th October 2010 Order Thottathil.B.Radhakrishnan, J. The Board of Trustees of the Sabarimala Master Plan Infrastructure Fund has recommended for providing potable drinking water for sale in Pampa, Sannidhanam and enroute, so that there could be effective control on the quality of water and management of disposal of plastic waste, if any, generated by such activity. The Board invited tenders and has zeroed in on a particular offer. The terms of the contract would also include the liability of the contractor to ensure removal of the empty plastic bottles. It is stated that such liability includes the liability to remove empty bottles, even if it does not appear to be that of the brand that the contractor markets. In this view of the matter, we are satisfied that the Board will take all necessary means to ensure that there is no harm to the DBA 116/10 2 environment, created by the empty bottles being thrown into the forest area. Subject to the above directions, the permission as sought for, is granted. The DBA is ordered accordingly. THOTTATHIL.B.RADHAKRISHNAN, JUDGE P.BHAVADASAN, JUDGE sta DBA 116/10 3