IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.BHAVADASAN THURSDAY, THE 6TH AUGUST 2009 / 15TH SRAVANA 1931 DBA.No. 86 of 2009() -------------------- IN THE MATTER OF I\MPLEMENTATION OF MASTER PLAN - CONSTRUCTION OF ACCOMMODATION BLOCK FOR POLICE AT NILACKAL BASE CAMP – BLOCK NO.1. PETITIONER(S): -------------------- TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, NANTHANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-3. BY ADV. SRI.V.KRISHNA MENON RESPONDENT(S): ----------------------- THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF LOCAL FUND ACCOUNTS, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, NANTHANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM – 3. BY SR. GOVT. PLEADER SRI. R.. LAKSHMI NARAYAN. THIS DEVASWOM BOARD APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 06/08/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: P.R. RAMAN & P. BHAVADASAN, JJ. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - D.B.A. No. 86 of 2009 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 6th day of August, 2009. ORDER Bhavadasan, J, This is a petition seeking permission of this court to construct a building at Nilackal for providing accommodation for police personnel on special duty. The Secretary, on behalf of the Board, has pointed out that permission has already been granted for doing the work. The Chief Engineer (General) invited tenders and the contract was settled in favour of Sri.K.Nandakumar. Inspite of repeated directions issued to Sri.Nandakumar, he did not execute the agreement nor did he commenced the work. So fresh tenders have to be called for. The Executive Engineer, Chengannur prepared an estimate based on 2008 schedule of rates as shown in Annexure A. The Chief Engineer has approved the same. There is some urgency in the matter. Administrative sanction has already been obtained and the contractor is Sri.A.V.Kalesh, who had agreed to undertake the work at 52% above the estimate rate. Permission is therefore sought for the construction. DBA.86/2009. 2 2. The matter was referred to the Ombudsman. Report filed by the Ombudsman shows that the requirement put forward by the Board seems to be reasonable and justifiable and there was no reason for not allowing the permission sought for by the Board. In the light of the report filed by the Ombudsman, permission is granted subject to budgetary provision and local fund audit. P.R. Raman, Judge P. Bhavadasan, Judge sb.