IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR THURSDAY, THE 5TH JUNE 2008 / 15TH JYAISHTA 1930 WP(C).No. 16791 of 2008(Y) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ K.RAGHAVA WARRIAR, THEKKE VARRIAM, ENKAKAD P.O., ENKAKAD VILLAGE, TALAPPILLY TALUK, THRISSUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.P.BHASKARAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. COCHIN DEVASWOM BOARD, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, OFFICE OF THE COCHIN DEVASWOM BOARD, THRISSUR. 2. SPECIAL DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER, COCHIN DEVASWOM BOARD, OFFICE OF THE COCHIN DEVASWOM BOARD, THRISSUR. 3. D.NEELAKANTAN, SECRETARY, KSHETHRA KSHEMA SAMITHY, SREE VEERANIMANGALAM DEVASWOM NARASIMHAMOORTHY TEMPLE, THEKKEPPAT PUSHPAKAM, P.O.ENKAKAD, ENKAKAD VILLAGE, TALAPPILLY TALUK, THRISSUR DISTRICT. STANDING COUNSEL, SRI.K.GOPALAKRISHNA KURUP FOR R1 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 05/06/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.R.RAMAN & T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JJ. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ W.P.(C). No.16791 of 2008-Y ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Dated this the 5th day of June, 2008 J U D G M E N T P.R.RAMAN, J. The Narasimhamoorthy Temple at Veeranimangalam is now under the supervision and control of the Cochin Devaswom Board. Ext.P16 proceedings will show that the petitioner was appointed as the trustee and Ext.P18 proceedings will show that the Temple Welfare Committee was constituted by the petitioner himself and sought approval from the first respondent. It appears that the petitioner himself has constituted another committee earlier and the trustee now finds it difficult to manage the affairs of the temple because of the dispute between the various members of this Committee. 2. We have heard the learned Standing Counsel, Sri.K.Gopalakrishna Kurup appearing on behalf of C.D.B and also the counsel for the petitioner. 3. On going through the pleadings in the writ petition and after hearing both sides, we find that an amicable solution to W.P.(C).No.16791/2008-Y -: 2 :- the problem faced by the petitioner could be found out by the Ombudsman appointed by this Court. 4. Therefore, we refer the matter to the Ombudsman for consideration with the suggestion that the Ombudsman may issue notice to the parties, arrange to convene a meeting of the devotees and constitute a new committee to assist the trustee in the administration of the temple. Such a committee so constituted will have the approval of the Cochin Devaswom Board. The writ petition is disposed of as above. The Office shall issue copy of the writ petition along with a copy of this judgment to the Ombudsman and the Standing Counsel appearing for the Board. P.R.RAMAN, Judge T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, Judge ms