IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.BHAVADASAN TUESDAY, THE 7TH SEPTEMBER 2010 / 16TH BHADRA 1932 DBA.No. 8 of 2010() ---------------- IN THE MATTER OF TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD – GENERAL ADMINISTRATION – IN THE MATTER OF APPROVAL AND SANCTION FOR CONSTRUCTION OF SEMI PERMANENT OOTTUPURA IN MOOVATTUPUZHA DEVASWOM IN THRIKKARIYOOR GROUP ........................................... PETITIONER : ------------------ TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI. K.N. VENUGOPALA PANICKER RESPONDENT : ------------------- 1. THE DEPUTY EXAMINER LOCAL FUND AUDIT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. *ADDITIONAL R2 IMPLEADED 2. THE SECRETARY, TEMPLE ADVISORY COMMITTEE, MOOVATTUPUZHA DEVASWOM IN THRIKKARIYOOR GROUP, P.D. NARASIMHA SWAMY KSHETHRAM, KIZHAKKEKARA, MUVATTUPUZHA. * IMPLEADED AS ADDITIONAL 2ND RESPONDENT AS PER THE ORDER DATED 17/06/2010 IN DBA 8/2010. ADV.SRI.KRISHNAKUMAR MANGOT, AMICUS CURIAE FOR OMBUDSMAN ADDL.R2 BY SRI. R. BINDHU SASTHAMANGALAM THIS DEVASWOM BOARD APPLICATION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 07/09/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: Mn THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN & P. BHAVADASAN, JJ. ------------------------------------------- D.B.A.No.8 OF 2010 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 7th day of September, 2010 O R D E R Thottathil B.Radhakrishnan, J. We have taken note of report 86/10 of the learned Ombudsman. We are in complete agreement with the views expressed in paragraph 4. We also accept the recommendation of the learned Ombudsman that the work in question may have to be carried out. Taking into consideration the said report and the request of the Devaswom Board, it is ordered that the tender proceedings will be finalised and only thereafter would the question of permission arise. According of sanction will then stand regulated in terms of the general directions that may be issued by this Court regulating the carrying out of works of temples for which Temple Advisory Committees are envisaged, whether such committees are actually functioning or not. Taking into consideration the observations of the learned Ombudsman DBA.8/10. 2 regarding the kanikka vanchi (Offering Hundi), it is ordered that the Board will take necessary steps to put up appropriate hundies as may be necessary, with the approval of the Ombudsman. Let this be done within a period of three months without fail. The application is ordered accordingly. Sd/- THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, Judge. Sd/- P.BHAVADASAN, Judge. kkb.7/09.