IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.S.GOPINATHAN WEDNESDAY, THE 19TH JANUARY 2011 / 29TH POUSHA 1932 DBP.No. 13 of 2010() -------------------- IN THE MATTER OF TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD - INSTALLATION OF GOLDEN FLAG MAST AT SREE MAHA GANAPATHI TEMPLE, MANIKANTESWARAM - TDB - REPORT NO. 33/2010 SUBMITTED BY THE OMBUDSMAN - SUO MOTU - PROCEEDINGS INITIATED - REG: -------------------- COMPLAINANT: SRI.S.RAJASEKHARAN NAIR, ' MANGALYA' , KIZHAKKEKKARA, KOTTARAKARA VILLAGE, KOTTARAKARA TALUK, KOLLAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.C.SINOY.C VS RESPONDENTS: ---------------------- R1. THE PRESIDENT, TEMPLE ADVISORY COMMITTEE, SREE MAHAGANAPATHY TEMPLE, KOTTARAKKARA. BY ADVOCATE MR.A.SUDHI VASUDEVAN. R2. THE ADMINISTRATOR, SREE MAHAGANAPATHI TEMPLE, KOTTARAKKARA. R3. THE SECRETARY, TRAVANCORE DEBASWOM BOARD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY SR. ADVOCATE MR.K.N.VENUGOPALA PANICKER - SC FOR TDB 4. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR, LOCAL FUND AUDIT, T.D.B. AUDIT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY SENIOR GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SRI.R.LAKSHMI NARAYAN BY ADVOCATE MR.KRISHNAKUMAR MANGOT - AMICUS CURIAE FOR OMBUDSMAN THIS DEVASWOM BOARD PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 19/01/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: VK THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN & P.S.GOPINATHAN, JJ. ----------------------------------- D.B.P.No.13 of 2010 ------------------------------------ Dated this the 19th day of January, 2011 O R D E R Thottathil B.Radhakrishnan,J. Read the report, TDB Report No.33/10, of the learned Ombudsman, taken on record as DBP.No.13/10 and the orders passed by this court therein. In terms of the views contained in the report and the materials on record and submissions made before us, we had minuted on 19.10.2010 that the Administrative Officer will file a report in the form of an affidavit. It appears that the Temple Advisory Committee is now of the view that all that is required is that necessary rectifications are carried out in terms of the suggestions that may be made by any expert in the field of Vasthu. We record the affidavit of the Administrative Officer, sworn to on 16.11.2010. It contains reference to two different Deva Prasnams and the views of the Thanthri, which are now stated DBP.13/10 2 to have been submitted to the Board by the Administrative Officer. This means that the Board will have to consider those materials and take the opinion of its experts in Thachu Sasthra, if so required. If there is any suggestion that any rectification is required, that will be considered by the Board and approximate action would be taken, enabling the completion of such work in a time bound manner. However, as regards the expenditure, the Board has to find ways and means with the involvement of the TAC, particularly if the proposed rectifications may include costly works. The DBP is ordered accordingly. Sd/- THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, Judge. Sd/- P.S.GOPINATHAN, Judge. kkb.19/1.