IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.BHAVADASAN THURSDAY, THE 20TH AUGUST 2009 / 29TH SRAVANA 1931 DBA.No. 108 of 2009() --------------------- IN THE MATTER OF INCREASING THE CAPZCITY OF THE ARAVANA FILLING AND NUMBER OF KOOTTU OF ARVANA AT SABARIMALA. PETITIONER ------------------- TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 3. BY ADV. SRI.V.KRISHNA MENON RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------ DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR LOCAL FUND ACCOUNTS TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. SR. GOVT. PLEADER SRI. R. LAKSHMI NARAYAN. THIS DEVASWOM BOARD APPLICATION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 20/08/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: P.R. RAMAN & P. BHAVADASAN, JJ. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - D.B.A. No. 108 of 2009 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 20th day of August, 2009. ORDER Bhavadasan, J, This petition has been filed by the Secretary of the Travancore Devaswom Board seeking permission of this court to implement the report submitted by Sri.N.Muralidharan Nair, Consultant, who was provisionally appointed by the Board for the Aravana plant at Sabarimala. The proposal seeks to increase the production of Aravana. The proposal is mentioned in detail in the petition itself. It is pointed out that the Consultant has worked out the profits the Devaswom would derive by installing the machinery as stated by him. It is also stated that it is possible to reinstal the unit in another place at any point of time later. It seems that the Devaswom Commissioner had forwarded the report of the consultant to the Board, the Chief Commissioner considered the same and gave his approval, which is marked as Annexure C. But the proposal can be implemented only with the sanction of this court. Hence this petition. D.B.A. 108/09. 2 2. The proposed cost of project is Rs.75 Lakhs. The Chief Commissioner has endorsed in Annexure C that tenders may be called for. The matter relates to the production of Aravana in Sabarimala and the benefits of installing the machinery as stated by the Consultant is seen mentioned in the petition. The Chief Commissioner has given his consent and has stated that tenders may be called for. Permission is granted to call for tenders subject to the condition that the finalisation of tender and further proceedings shall be only with the approval of this court. P.R. Raman, Judge P. Bhavadasan, Judge sb.