IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.S.SATHEESACHANDRAN MONDAY, THE 25TH APRIL 2011 / 5TH VAISAKHA 1933 DBA.No. 81 of 2010() ------------------------------ IN THE MATTER OF TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD-GENERAL ADMINISTRATION-IN THE MATTER OF INSTALLATION OF WEIGH BRIDGE AT PAMPA. ................... PETITIONER: -------------------- TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, NANTHANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.V.V.NANDAGOPAL NAMBIAR, SC, TDB RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------- THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF LOCAL FUND ACCOUNTS, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY SR. GOVT. PLEADER MR.R. LAKSHMI NARAYANAN. SPL. GOVT. PLEADER FOR FOREST MR.M.P. PRAKASH. ADV. MR.D. ANIL KUMAR, AMICUS CURIAE. THIS DEVASWOM BOARD APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 25/04/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: rs THOTTATHIL B. RADHAKRISHNAN & S.S.SATHEESACHANDRAN, JJ. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ D.B.A. No. 81 of 2010 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Dated this the 25th day of April, 2011 O R D E R ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Thottathil B. Radhakrishnan, J. This application is filed seeking permission to approve Annexure-A estimate for the work of installation of a weigh bridge at Pampa. The Board points out through affidavit that the said work is absolutely necessary and even if the rope way is ultimately installed, the proposed weigh bridge will not stand in the way of the progress in that regard. 2. We notice that, by order dated 22.07.2010, this Court had approved the proposal of the Board and the Devaswam was to call for quotations, evaluate the DBA 81/2010 : 2 : same and file report. Though specific report in that regard is yet to be filed, we are told by the Standing Counsel for the Board, in the presence of the President of the Board, that the quotation was for around `15 lakhs and the contractor has offered to do it at `7,44,204/-, treating the remaining as his contribution or offering to 'Lord Ayyappa'. 3. With this, we are of the view that the work has necessarily to be completed in the interest of the Board. We, therefore, accord sanction as prayed for and direct that the work shall be got completed at the earliest. We clarify that, since the work has now been carried out under orders of this Court, necessary support will be provided by the Police and Forest departments. The TDB will provide copies of this order to DBA 81/2010 : 3 : competent police and forest officers for appropriate compliance. DBA ordered accordingly. Sd/- (THOTTATHIL B. RADHAKRISHNAN, JUDGE) Sd/- (S.S.SATHEESACHANDRAN, JUDGE) aks/26.04 // True Copy // P.A. To Judge