IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.S.GOPINATHAN THURSDAY, THE 17TH JUNE 2010 / 27TH JYAISTHA 1932 WP(C).No. 6650 of 2010(E) ------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- P.P.VENUGOPAL, AGED 43 YEARS, SON OF RAMAN MENON, PATTANATHUKATTIL VEEDU, PATTANAM KARA, VADAKKEKKARA, NORTH PARUR, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.T.M.RAMAN KARTHA SMT.MANJULA NAIR RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. THE TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. THE CHIEF DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE ASSISTANT DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, PARUR SUB GROUP, NORTH PARUR. 4. THE SUB GROUP OFFICER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, PARUR SUB GROUP, NORTH PARUR. ADV. SRI.K.N.VENUGOPALA PANICKER, SC, TDB FOR R1 TO 4 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 17/06/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR & P.S.GOPINATHAN, JJ. .................................................................... W.P.(C) No.6650 of 2010 .................................................................... Dated this the 17th day of June, 2010. JUDGMENT Ramachandran Nair, J. Heard counsel for the petitioner and Standing Counsel for the Devaswom Board. The petitioner has made allegation against encroachment of Devaswom property for widening of the road and against shifting of the Ganapathi temple. Standing Counsel submitted that temple is covered by compound wall on four sides and the road is very close to the compound. He has denied even availability of Devaswom land for widening the road. Therefore, we do not find any merit in the contention of the petitioner that Devaswom land is encroached for road widening. Further, for lack of space the Ganapathi temple is now relocated within the main campus of the temple which is also stated to have been done in accordance with the Devaprasna 2 charthu. We do not think there is any need to issue any direction to the Devaswom Board in this regard. Consequently W.P.(C) is dismissed. C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR Judge P.S.GOPINATHAN Judge pms