IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.S.SATHEESACHANDRAN WEDNESDAY, THE 6TH APRIL 2011 / 16TH CHAITHRA 1933 DBA. No. 133 of 2010() ----------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------ DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF LOCAL FUND AUDIT COCHIN DEVASWOM BOARD AUDIT,THRISSUR. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SRI. LAKSHMINARAYAN RESPONDENT: --------------------- SECRETARY,COCHIN DEVASWOM BOARD,THRISSUR THIS DEVASWOM BOARD APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 06/04/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: SMT THOTTATHIL B. RADHAKRISHNAN & S.S.SATHEESACHANDRAN, JJ. ------------------------------------------------ DBA No.133 of 2010 ---------------------------- Dated this the 6th day of April 2011 O R D E R Thottathil B. Radhakrishnan, J. Perused report of the learned Ombudsman. Heard learned counsel for the Cochin Devaswom Board, learned Amicus Curiae for the Ombudsman and the learned Senior Government Pleader. We accept the suggestions of the learned Ombudsman on the basis of the reasons stated in CDB Report No.41 of 2011. We are accordingly accept the recommendation of the learned Ombudsman that the fee for audit be enhanced to Rs.75,000/- per year. In the result, CDB Report No.41 of 2011 is accepted and this DBA is ordered directing that the amount as expenditure for the audit is fixed at Rs.75,000/- per year as at present subject to modification as may be found necessary. THOTTATHIL B. RADHAKRISHNAN, JUDGE. S.S.SATHEESACHANDRAN, JU DGE. Jvt