IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HON'BLE THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE MR.P.R.RAMAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR THURSDAY, THE 11TH MARCH 2010 / 20TH PHALGUNA 1931 DBA.No. 15 of 2010() -------------------- (IN THE MATTER OF TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD – GENERAL ADMINISTRATION – IN THE MATTER OF REVISED ESTIMATE FOR THE WORK OF IMPLEMENTATION OF SABARIMALA MASTER PLAN - WIDENING THE CHANDRANANDAN ROAD BY CONSTRUCTING RETAINING WALL VI REACH CHAINAGE (1000 M TO 1200 M) PETITIONER ------------------------------ TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, NANTHANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.V.KRISHNA MENON RESPONDENT(S): --------------- THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR LOCAL FUND ACCOUNTS, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI.R.LAKSHMI NARAYAN BY ADV. SRI.KRISHNA KUMAR MANGOT (AMICUS CURIAE FOR OMBUDSMAN) THIS DEVASWOM BOARD APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11/03/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: P.R.RAMAN, Ag.C.J. & C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ------------------------------- D.B.A.No.15 of 2010 ------------------------------- Dated this the 11th day of March, 2010 O R D E R Raman, Ag.C.J. This is an application filed by the Travancore Devaswom Board seeking approval of the revised estimate for the work of implementation of Sabarimala Master Plan, particularly widening of the Chandranandan road. The matter was referred to Ombudsman, who has submitted a report, TDB Report No.41/2010, and we have perused the same. Ombudsman has recommended that the additional work was necessitated due to damage caused by plying of tractors and the entire VIth reach was completed by moulding RCC slab on the road after spreading metal sand and quarry dust. The additional expenditure of Rs.25,22,844/- has been incurred over the original estimate of Rs.39,60,000/-. D.B.A.No.15 of 2010 2 Since the work has already been done, the application is allowed subject to usual audit to be done. P.R.RAMAN, Ag. CHIEF JUSTICE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE nj.