IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN WEDNESDAY, THE 31ST AUGUST 2011 / 9TH BHADRA 1933 DBP.No. 89 of 2011() ------------------------------ IN THE MATTER OF TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD-REQUEST FOR CONDUCTING PUNAPRATHISTA OF KUNNAM MAHA GANAPATHI TEMPLE- TDB-REPORT NO.94/2011-SUO-MOTU PROCEEDINGS INITIATED-REG. ................. PETITIONER: -------------------- SHRI N. CHANDRASEKHARA PILLAI, PRESIDENT, TEMPLE ADVISORY COMMITTEE, KUNNAM MAHA GANAPATHI TEMPLE, MUTHALAKKODAM P.O., THODUPUZHA, IDUKKI-685 605. BY ADV. . RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------- 1. THE TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, REPRESENTED BY IT'S SECRETARY, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, NANTHENCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 003. 2. THE DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, NANTHENCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 003. R1 & R2 BY ADV. SRI.G. BIJU, SC, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD. BY ADV. SRI.KRISHNAKUMAR MANGOT, AMICUS CURIAE FOR OMBUDSMAN. THIS DEVASWOM BOARD PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 31/08/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: rs Thottathil B.Radhakrishnan & K.Surendra Mohan, JJ. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = DBP.No.89 of 2011 = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Dated this the 31st day of August, 2011. Order Thottathil B.Radhakrishnan, J. When the petitioner made a complaint to the learned Ombudsman, notice was ordered to the Devaswom Commissioner. There was no response. The matter was, ultimately, reported to this Court. We, therefore, directed the Devaswom Commissioner to inspect the temple in question and place a report. That report is placed on record along with the memo dated 12th August, 2011 submitted by the learned standing counsel for TDB. We take that report on record. With this, we direct that the Assistant Devaswom Commissioner, Thrikkariyur, the Assistant Engineer, Muvattupuzha and the Land Special Unit of TDB shall take immediate steps in furtherance of what is stated in the report. The Maramath Wing of TDB will vigorously pursue its work for DBP89/11 -: 2 :- placing the report to TDB with estimate for administrative sanction. All such exercise as are required in terms of the aforesaid report of the Devaswom Commissioner shall be completed without delay within a period of three months from now and the Devaswom Board will file a report through its Secretary touching all aspects before the learned Ombudsman without fail on or before 30.12.2011, including as regards matters touching the requirement for Punaprathishta etc. The report of the Devaswom Commissioner submitted along with the memo of the learned standing counsel for the TDB will stand appended to this order. DBP ordered accordingly. Communicate to learned Ombudsman also. Thottathil B.Radhakrishnan, Judge. K.Surendra Mohan, Judge. Sha/3108