IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.BHAVADASAN THURSDAY, THE 30TH JULY 2009 / 8TH SRAVANA 1931 WP(C).No. 479 of 2009(F) ------------------------ PETITIONERS: --------------- 1. DIFFIN LALU, AGED 24 YEARS, RESIDING AT NANDIATH, NAYARAMBALAM, VYPPIN - 682 509. 2. K.K. SUDHAN, AGED 68, RESIDING AT KAITHAVALAPPIL VEEDU, NAYARAMBALAM, VYPPIN - 682 509. 3. A.A. KRISHNANKUTTY, AGED 61 YEARS, RESIDING AT EDAKADU VEEDU, NAYARAMBALAM, VYPPIN - 682 509. 4. T.K. SADHAN, AGED 52 YEARS, THAYATTUPARAMBIL, NAYARAMBALAM, VYPPIN - 682 509. 5. K.A. SUNILKUMAR, AGED 37 YEARS, KELAPPASSERY, NAYARAMBALAM, VYPPIN - 682 509. BY ADV. SRI.C.P.KUNJHIKANNAN SRI.S.K.MADHU SMT.C.N.NOORUL HIDAYA RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. THE NAYARAMBALAM NAIR KARAYOGAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, THYCATTU BALACHANDRAN, NAYARAMBALAM.P.O, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. WP(C) 479/2009 :2: 2. THE NAYARAMBALAM BHAGAVATHI DEVASWOM, NAYARAMBALAM.P.O, ERNAKLAM DISTRICT, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT. 3. THE COCHIN DEVASWOM BOARD, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, THRISSUR. 4. THE COMMISSIONER COCHIN DEVASWOM BOARD, THRISSUR. ADV. SRI.S.VINOD BHAT FOR R1 ADV. SRI.K.GOPALAKRISHNA KURUP, SC,COCHIN D.B FOR R3-4 ADVS. M/S. G.SHRIKUMAR & SREEJITH S.NAIR FOR R2 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 30/07/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C) 479/2009 APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS: EXT.P1 PHOTOCOPY OF THE ORDER DATED 9.4.2002. EXT.P2 PHOTOCOPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN W.P.(C) 706/2005 DATED 6.4.2006 OF THIS HONOURABLE COURT. EXT.P3 PHOTOCOPY OF THE NOTICE SENT TO THE PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER, NAYARAMBALAM BAGAVATI DEVASWOM DATED 22.6.2008. EXT.P4 PHOTOCOPY OF THE LETTER DATED 23.7.2008. EXT.P5 PHOTOCOPY OF THE LETTER DATED 28.3.2009. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: EXT. R2(a) TRUE COPY OF THE SCHEME OF MANAGEMENT OF THE NAYARAMBALAM BHAGAVATHI DEVASWOM. EXT.R2(b) TRUE COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS NO. E 714/2000 DATED 27.2.2003, OF THE COCHIN DEVASWOM BOARD. EXT.R2(c) TRUE COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS NO. E. 434/2003 DATED 27.2.2003 OF THE COCHIN DEVSWOM BOARD. EXYT.R2(d) TRUE COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS NO. E.8309/2002 DATED 27.2.2003, OF THE COCHIN DEVSWOM B OARD. EXT.R2(e) TRUE COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS NO. E. 3088/06 DATED 22.12.2006, OF THE COCHIN DEVASWOM BOARD. EXT.T2(f) TRUE COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS NO. E.3089/06 DATED 9.1.2007 OF THE COCHIN DEVASWOM BOARD. EXT.R2(g) TRUE COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS NO. E.11519/06 DATED 17.1.2007 OF THE COCHIN DEVASWOM BOARD. // TRUE COPY // PS. TO JUDGE. KNC/- P.R. RAMAN & P. BHAVADASAN, JJ. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = W.P.(C) NO. 479 OF 2009 = = = = = = = = = = = = = DATED THIS, THE 30TH DAY OF JULY, 2009. J U D G M E N T Raman, J. The prayer made in this writ petition is for a direction to conduct complete audit of the accounts of the Nayarambalam Bhagavathy Devaswom in exercise of the power under Section 87 of the Travancore Cochin Hindu Religious Institutions Act. 2. After hearing both sides and being a Temple under the control of the Cochin Devaswom Board, we direct the Board to conduct the audit of accounts as prayed for. 3. In this connection, Sri. G.Sreekumar, learned counsel appearing on behalf of Respondents 1 and 2 submitted that accounts are being audited every year and submitted to the Board. The Standing Counsel for Cochin Devaswom Board also agreed with this. Hence, as a matter of fact, no direction is required to be done because this is only a usual feature done in the institution. In so far as there is no objection to any parties to give any such direction, we direct the Board to continue to do the audit every year. The writ petition is closed. P.R. RAMAN, JUDGE P. BHAVADASAN, JUDGE. KNC/-