IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.S.SATHEESACHANDRAN FRIDAY, THE 27TH MAY 2011 / 6TH JYAISHTA 1933 DBP.No. 80 of 2011() --------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------------- TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.K.N.VENUGOPALA PANICKER (SC FOR TDB) RESPONDENT: ---------------------- DEPUTY DIRECTOR, LOCAL FUND AUDIT, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY SR. GOVT. PLEADER : SMT. LAKSHMI NARAYANAN SRI.KRISHNAKUMAR MANGOT(AMICUS CURIAE FOR OMBUDSMAN THIS DEVASWOM BOARD PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 27/05/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: THOTTATHIL B. RADHAKRISHNAN & S.S. SATHEESACHANDRAN, JJ. ........................................... D.B.P No. 80 OF 2011 ........................................... Dated this the 27th day of May, 2011. ORDER Thottathil B. Radhakrishnan, J. Perused report of the learned Ombudsman. Request of Travancore Devaswom Board is for permission to purchase 210 dining tables and 1650 armless plastic chairs. Annexure-A1 containing the estimate for the purchase of furniture for the Sadyalayam in Chettikulangara Devaswom in Mavelikkara Group. We are told that the temple advisory committee has also offered to provide the furniture at the estimate rate. We concur with the views of the learned Ombudsman that tenders may be called for by the Board authorities enabling temple advisory committee also to participate. This will ensure urgent finalization of the purchase so that sadyalayam starts functioning at the earliest. We accept the report of the learned Ombudsman and direct that Travancore Devaswom Board shall act in terms thereof. We also further direct that all pending DBP No.80/2011 -2- electrification, plumbing and other works in relation to the two storied structure which houses the Kalyanamandapam and the sadyalayam be completed within a period of two weeks. 2. Proposal for purchase of utensils will be finalized and moved before the learned Ombudsman within one week. 3. Administrative officer will file an affidavit before the learned Ombudsman within one month regarding the functioning of the sadyalayam/Kalyanamandapam in a full- fledged manner. 4. Communicate the copy of this order to the learned Ombudsman also. DBP 80/2011 ordered accordingly. Sd/- THOTTATHIL B. RADHAKRISHNAN, JUDGE Sd/- S.S. SATHEESACHANDRAN, JUDGE AMG True copy P.A to Judge