IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.BHAVADASAN TUESDAY, THE 14TH SEPTEMBER 2010 / 23RD BHADRA 1932 DBP.No. 49 of 2010() ------------------------------ (IN THE MATTER OF TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD - ALLEGING MISAPPROPRIATION OF FUND IN CONNECTION WITH DECORATING THE SUMANGALI KALYANAMANDAPAM - TDB REPORT NO.126/2010 SUBMITTED BY THE OMBUDSMAN - SUO - MOTU PROCEEDINGS INITIATED - REG.) ........ COMPLAINANT: -------------------------- SHRI. K.JAGANNATHA SHARMA, 'SHARMA NIVAS', KOTTAKKAKAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------- 1. TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, NANTHANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR, LOCAL FUND AUDIT, TDB AUDIT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R1 BY ADV. SRI. P.GOPAL, SC, TDB R2 BY SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. R.LAKSHMI NARAYANAN BY ADV. SRI.KRISHNAKUMAR MANGOT (AMICUS CURIAE FOR OMBUDSMAN) THIS DEVASWOM BOARD PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14/09/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: Kss THOTTATHIL.B.RADHAKRISHNAN & P.BHAVADASAN, JJ. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ DBP No.49 of 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dated 14th September 2010 Order Thottathil.B.Radhakrishnan, J. An anonymous complaint was filed, stating that one Jiju and his superior Vijayamohan had misappropriated certain funds by not crediting the muthalkoottu as regards Sumangali Kalyanamandapam in Thiruvananthapuram. The learned Ombudsman closed the said complaint. Later, one Jagannatha Sharma made another complaint. The learned Ombudsman again looked into it, but did not find any irregularity worth mentioning. But, it was noticed that there was a vigilance enquiry through the Vigilance Officer of the Travancore Devaswom Board. It is up to the Board to decide as to whether any action needs to be taken on the basis of the report of the Vigilance Officer. The Vigilance Officer had not looked into all relevant Board orders and the Board has decided to drop the DBP 49/10 2 matter on 26.08.2009. We record the submissions made on behalf of the Board and close the DBP. THOTTATHIL.B.RADHAKRISHNAN, JUDGE P.BHAVADASAN, JUDGE sta DBP 49/10 3