IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN WEDNESDAY, THE 3RD AUGUST 2011 / 12TH SRAVANA 1933 DBP.No. 112 of 2011() --------------------- (IN THE MATTER OF TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD – CONSTRUCTION OF VALIAMBALAM AT NANDIKULANGARA DEVASWOM – TDB REPORT NO.119/2011 – SUO MOTU PROCEEDINGS INITIATED – REG.) PETITIONER(S): -------------------- TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BAORD REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.G.BIJU,SC,TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. DEPUTY DIRECTOR, LOCAL FUND AUDIT, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE SECRETARY, TEMPLE ADVISORY COMMITTEE, NANDIKULANGARA SREEKRISHNA SWAMY TEMPLE, MANNAM P.O., NORTH PARAVOOR. R1 BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI.R.LAKSHMI NARAYANAN SRI.KRISHNAKUMAR MANGOT, AMICUS CURIAE FOR OMBUDSMAN THIS DEVASWOM BOARD PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 03/08/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN & K.SURENDRA MOHAN, JJ. ----------------------------------- D.B.P.No.112 OF 2011 ------------------------------------ Dated this the 3rd day of August, 2011 O R D E R Thottathil B.Radhakrishnan,J. This is an application by the Board seeking sanction for carrying out a work in relation to the construction of the Valiambalam, Balikkalpura and Thidappalli at Nandikulangara Devaswom. Learned Ombudsman has considered the proposal and has recommended that this is necessary having regard to the local situation available. The Temple Advisory Committee is not willing to take up the work at the estimate rate but is prepared to contribute Rs.1,50,000/- for the construction. We record the submission and also the apprehension of the learned Ombudsman that the expenditure may further go up. Under such circumstances, we grant sanction for the work in terms of the estimate, however, further directing that the work shall be taken up and carried out on a war footing, after following due DBA.112/11 2 procedure of calling for tenders etc. so that there will not be any escalation in the rates. The contribution of Rs.1.5 lakhs of the TAC would be collected well in time during the course of the work. The DBP is ordered accordingly. sd/- THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, Judge. Sd/- K.SURENDRA MOHAN, Judge. kkb.4/8.