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 30TH MARCH 2011 / 9TH CHAITHRA 1933 WP(C).No. 13337 of 2009(J) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- MOHANAN PILLAI.A.V., GAYATHRI HOUSE, MUTHUKULAM SOUTH P.O., ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.P.SREEKUMAR SRI.K.S.MANU (PUNUKKONNOOR) RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, NANTHANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, MAVELIKARA GROUP, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, MAVELIKARA. 4. SUB GROUP OFFICER, PANDAVARAKAVU DEVASWOM, MUTHUKULAM, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. 5. VISHNU KUMAR, PRESIDENT, TEMPLE ADVISORY COMMITTEE, KARUNAMUTTAM TEMPLE, MUTHUKULAM. 6. RADHAKRISHNAN, SECRETARY, TEMPLE ADVISORY COMMITTEE, KARUNAMUTTAM TEMPLE, MUTHUKULAM. R1 TO R4 BY ADV. SRI.K.N.VENUGOPALA PANICKER, SC, TDB R5 & R6 BY ADV. SRI.N.UNNIKRISHNAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 30/03/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: sts WP(C)NO.13337/2009 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1 COPY OF THE NORMS ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT P2 COPY OF THE PETITION DATED 5/1/2009, SUBMITTED BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT. P3 COPY OF THE COMPLAINT DATED 19/1/2009 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT. P4 COPY OF THE PETITION DATED 6/12/2008 SUBMITTED TO THE 2ND RESPONDENT. P5 COPY OF THE PETITION DATED 6/4/2009 SUBMITTED BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT. P6 COPY OF THE PETITION DATED 6/4/2009 SUBMITTED BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT. P7 COPY OF THE PETITION DATED 10/4/2009 SUBMITTED BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT. P8 COPY OF THE CIRCULAR DATED 12/4/2007 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT. P9 COPY OF THE INFORMATION FURNISHED BY THE DEVASWOM AUTHORITIES TO THE PETITIONER. P10 COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION DATED 5/11/2005. P11 COPY OF THE INFORMATION FURNISHED BY THE SUB GROUP OFFICER, PANDAVARAKAVU DEVASWOM. P12 COPY OF THE ONE OF THE REPLIES FURNISHED TO THE PETITIONER'S COUNSEL. P13 COPY OF THE COMPLAINT DATED 3/8/2009 SUBMITTEDBY BALAKRISHNAN. P14 COPY OF THE RECEIPTS ISSUED IN RESPECT OF PARAYEDUPPU. P15 COPY OF THE ONE SUCH RECEIPT ISSUED BY THE TEMPLE ADVISORY COMMITTEE. P16 COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION ISSUEDBY THE BOARD AUTHORITIES DATED 24/10/2009. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: R5(A) COPY OF THE BYELAW ISSUED BY THE DEVASWOM BOARD. R5(B) COPY OF THE ROC NO.19421/03/NS DATED 7/4/2009. R5(C) COPY OF THE LETTER DATED 8/1/2002 SUBMITTEDBY RESPONDENTS NO.5 AND 6 TO THE 2ND RESPONDENT. WP(C)NO.13337/2009 R5(D) COPY OF THE STATEMENT SHOWING AND INCOME OF THE KARUNAMUTTAM TEMPLE FOR THE YEAR 2006-07 TO 2008-09. R5(E) COPY OF THE LETTER DATED 15/1/2009 SUBMITTEDBY MOHANA R, KRISHNABHAVAN AND 19 OTHERS. R5(F) COPY OF THE LETTER NO.ROC.19421/03/NS DATED 8/4/2010. R5(G) COPY OF THE LETTER NO.ROC 7993/01/NS DATED 13/4/2010. R5(H) COPY OF THE LETTER NO.ROC .8603/05/NS DATED 16/7/2009 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT. /TRUE COPY/ P.A.TO.JUDGE sts THOTTATHIL B. RADHAKRISHNAN & S.S.SATHEESACHANDRAN, JJ. ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````` W.P.(C) No. 13337 of 2009 J ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Dated this the 30th day of March, 2011 J U D G M E N T Thottathil B.Radhakrishnan, J. This writ petition is filed challenging the continuance of a Temple Advisory Committee in its office. With the passage of time, the term of the Temple Advisory Committee is over and the only surviving question is whether an audit should be ordered relating to the accounts of the Temple Advisory Committee. The learned counsel appearing for respondents 5 and 6 states that they do not have any objection in this regard. In fact, they also cannot have any objection in this regard. This is because the Temple Advisory Committee accounts are nothing but money brought in by offerings of devotees. Therefore, it has to be subjected to audit through the Devaswom. We, therefore, direct respondents 1 to 4 to ensure that the accounts of the Temple WPC.13337/2009 : 2 : Advisory Committee are obtained at the earliest and subjected to audit in accordance with law. Writ petition ordered accordingly, leaving open all other issues. Sd/- (THOTTATHIL B. RADHAKRISHNAN, JUDGE) Sd/- (S.S.SATHEESACHANDRAN, JUDGE) aks // True Copy // P.A. To Judge