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 10TH DECEMBER 2009 / 19TH AGRAHAYANA 1931 DBAR.No. 4 of 2008() -------------------- PETITIONER (S): -------------------- DEPUTY DIRECTOR, LOCAL FUND AUDIT, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD AUDIT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.R.LAKSHMINARAYAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- SECRETARY, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. ADV. SRI.U.K.RAMAKRISHNAN, SC, TDB SRI.KRISHNAKUMAR MANGOT - AMICUS CURIAE FOR OMBUDSMAN THIS DEVASWOM BOARD AUDIT REPORT HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 10/12/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: P.R. RAMAN & P.R. RAMACHANDRA MENON, JJ. ----------------------------------------------- D.B.A.R. No. 4 of 2008 ----------------------------------- Dated, this the 10th day of December, 2009 O R D E R P.R. Raman, J. TDB final report 164/2009 was filed by the Ombudsman on the interim report of Audit objection of 1182 ME - Mandalam Makaravilakku festival at Sabarimala, Pampa and Erumeli. 2. Regarding the loss sustained while converting rice into rice powder, it is stated that rice offered by the devotees are converted in to rice powder and the actual weight obtained by conversion of rice into rice powder is not tested. But there is no serious loss sustained in this regard. Though it is inevitable, there may be some loss by the spread of rice powder in the atmosphere in the process of conversion. Hence this objection does not require further action. The report is accepted and the Audit objection is waived. The DBAR is accordingly closed. P.R. RAMAN, JUDGE P. R. RAMACHANDRA MENON, JUDGE dnc