IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.VINOD CHANDRAN WEDNESDAY, THE 9TH NOVEMBER 2011 / 18TH KARTHIKA 1933 DBP.No. 158 of 2011() --------------------- PETITIONER: -------------------- TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM BY ADV. SRI.K.N.VENUGOPALA PANICKER, SC, TDB RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. DEPUTY DIRECTOR, LOCAL FUND AUDIT, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 2. THE SECRETARY, TEMPLE ADVISORY COMMITTEE, KADAMMANITTA RISHIKESHA TEMPLE KADAMMANITTA P.O., PATHANAMTHITTA GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI T, RAMAPRASAD UNNI, SR FOR R SRI.KRISHNAKUMAR MANGOT,AMICUS CURIAE FOR OMBUDSMAN THIS DEVASWOM BOARD PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 09/11/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: jma THOTTATHIL B. RADHAKRISHNAN, & K. VINOD CHANDRAN, JJ ---------------------------------------------------- DBP No. 158 of 2011 ---------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 9th day of November, 2011 J U D G M E N T Thottathil B. Radhakrishnan , J Perused affidavit, materials and CDB report No.197/2011. The views expressed by the learned Ombudsman are accepted and the work is directed to be carried out in terms of that report including the arrangement of the contribution of excess amount by the Temple Advisory Committee through appropriate mode of collection in terms of the regulatory measures of the Board. On completion, expenditure for the work shall be subjected to audit. 2. TDB authorities will immediately take up the issue of the requirement to have a full time Shanti in terms of paragraph 2 of the report. Such appointment shall be made DBP No. 158 of 2011 2 within a period of two months from now, without fail. Ordered accordingly. THOTTATHIL B. RADHAKRISHNAN (Judge) K. VINOD CHANDRAN (Judge) jma9/11