IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON THURSDAY, THE 3RD DECEMBER 2009 / 12TH AGRAHAYANA 1931 DBP.No. 62 of 2009() -------------------- (IN THE MATTER OF COCHIN DEVASWOM BOARD – CDB – REPORT NO.155/2009 SUBMITTED BY OMBUDSMAN – SUO MOTU PROCEEDINGS INITIATED) COMPLAINANT: -------------------- SRI.T.K.RAMACHANDRAN 'SUDARSANA' THEKKUMBHAGAM TRIPUNITHURA – 682 301. RESPONDENT(S): --------------- THE SECRETARY, COCHIN DEVASWOM BOARD, THRISSUR. BY ADV. SRI.C.E.UNNIKRISHNAN, SC, CDB BY ADV. SRI.KRISHNAKUMAR MANGOT, AMICUS CURIAE FOR OMBUDSMAN. THIS DEVASWOM BOARD PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 03/12/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: P.R.RAMAN & P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON ------------------------------- D.B.P.No. 62 of 2009 ------------------------------- Dated this the 3rd December, 2009 O R D E R Raman, J. This Devaswom Board Petition is based on the report of Ombudsman, Report No.155 of 2009 in Complaint No.92 of 2009. He received a complaint from one Sri.T.K.Ramachandran alleging that on the day of Makam Maholsavam at Chottanikkara Temple, Sri.Krishnan, who is not in service of the Board now, was seen putting money in the Bhandaram. As a matter of fact, Ombudsman finds that money was put in the Bhandaram in the presence of Board members. Further, while putting money in the Bhandaram by the devotees, whenever coins fall on the ground, any person including the devotees can put it in Bhandaram, in order to avoid anybody from taking the same. Such silly complaints are not matters to be entertained, especially when the complaints does not appear to be one made in the interest of the temple. DBP.No.62 of 2009 2 In the circumstances, the report of the Ombudsman is accepted and the matter is closed. P.R.RAMAN, JUDGE P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON, JUDGE. nj.