IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.S.RADHAKRISHNAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC TUESDAY, THE 24TH JULY 2007 / 2ND SRAVANA 1929 DBA.No. 43 of 2007() -------------------- (IN THE MATTER OF TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD-FOR A DIRECTION TO START CONSTRUCTION OF NALAMBALAM FOR SREE MAHA GANAPATHI TEMPLE, GANAPATHI NADA, POREDOM SUB GROUP OF KOTTARAKKARA GROUP) PETITIONER ----------------- PRATHAPACHANDRAN, S/O NEELAKANTA PILLAI, GANAPATHIVILAKAM, POREDOM, CHADAYAMANGALAM. BY ADV. SRI.V.N.ACHUTHA KURUP (SR.) RESPONDENTS: ---------------------- 1. TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, NANTHANCODE THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF DEVASWOM, KOTTARAKKARA. 3. THE CHIEF ENGINEER, TRAVNCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, NANTHANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, NANTHANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.NAGARAJ NARAYANAN, SC, TDB THIS DEVASWOM BOARD APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 24/07/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.S.RADHAKRISHNAN & ANTONY DOMINIC, JJ. =============================== D.B.A. NO.43 OF 2007 ====================== Dated this the 24th day of July, 2007 O R D E R Radhakrishnan, J. This application is preferred by a devotee seeking a direction to the Board to take immediate steps for the construction of a Nalambalam. Counsel for the petitioner submitted that a decision had been taken to entrust the work to Sri.S.Gopakumar, but no further follow up action was taken. When the matter came up hearing, we directed the Board to negotiate with that contractor so as to ascertain whether he is still agreeable to carry out the work. On instructions, the counsel for the Board submitted that the contractor has agreed to carry out the work 53% above the sanctioned estimate. 2. In the circumstances, we dispose of the matter directing the Board to take further follow up action, at the earliest. DBA is disposed of as above. K.S.RADHAKRISHNAN, JUDGE. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE. Rp