IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.BHAVADASAN THURSDAY, THE 28TH MAY 2009 / 7TH JYAISHTA 1931 DBA.No. 52 of 2008() ------------------------------- (IN THE MATTER OF TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION – CONDUCTING A GUEST HOUSE AND CAMPING ROOMS AT SANGHUMUGHAM DEVASWOM, TRIVANDRUM GROUP). ..................... PETITIONER(S): ------------------------- TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-3. BY ADV. MR.V.KRISHNA MENON RESPONDENT(S): ---------------------------- THE DEPUTY EXAMINER FOR LOCAL FUND ACCOUNTS, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR. R. LAKSHMI NARAYAN THIS DEVASWOM BOARD APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 28/05/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: Kss P.R.RAMAN & P.BHAVADASAN, JJ. -------------------------------------------------------- DBA NO.52 OF 2008 -------------------------------------------------------- Dated 28th May 2009 Judgment RAMAN, J. This is an application, seeking sanction for the construction of a guest house in the temple compound attached to the Shanmugham Devaswom. Whether the proposed construction will be viable and will fetch any income, is a matter which requires to be considered. The cost of the construction comes to a huge amount of Rs.37,80,000/-. The present financial position of the Devaswom may not warrant spending of such a huge amount. Further, at present, there is no board functioning. Therefore, as and when the situation improves, it will be open to reconsider the matter and the petitioner can seek permission when appropriate orders are to be passed. Subject to the above right of the petitioner, the DBA is closed. P.R.RAMAN, JUDGE P.BHAVADASAN, JUDGE 2 sta 3