IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.S.SATHEESACHANDRAN THURSDAY, THE 3RD MARCH 2011 / 12TH PHALGUNA 1932 DBP.No. 44 of 2010() --------------------------- (IN THE MATTER OF TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD-IRREGULARITY IN CONDUCTING INTERNATIONAL MAHA GANAPATHY SATHRAM AT MAHAGANAPATHIYA KOVIL-TDB-REPORT NO.99/2010 SUBMITTED BY THE OMBUDSMAN-SUO-MOTU PROCEEDINGS INITIATED-REG:-) ........... COMPLAINANT (S): ------------------------------ SRI.M.S.BABU, THEYILAKUNNEL, PONKUNNM P.O., PONKUNNAM. BY ADV. ...... RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. DR.PRAMEELA DEVI, CHAIR PERSON, INTERNATIONAL MAHAGANAPATHY SATHRAM, MAHAGANAPATHY KOVIL, KANJIRAPALLY 686 507. 2. SRI.P.P.SHAJI, ADVOCATE, GENERAL SECRETARY, INTERINATIONAL MAHAGANAPATHY SATHRAM MAHAGANAPATHY KOVIL,KANJIRAPALLY – 686 507. 3. THE SECRETARY, TEMPLE ADVISORY COMMITTEE, MAHAGANAPATHY KOVIL, KANJIRAPALLY 686 507. 4. THE ASST. DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, KOTTAYAM. 5. TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, REP.BY ITS SECRETARY, THIRUVANANTHAPRUAM. DBP NO.44/2010 6. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR, LOCAL FUND AUDIT, TDB- AUDIT, THIRUVANANTHAPRUAM. ADV. SRI.KRISHNA KUMAR MANGOT FOR AMICUS CURIE SRI.K.N.VENUGOPALA PANICKERSC, FOR TDB R2 BY ADVS.SRI.G.SREEKUMAR (CHELUR) R2 BY SRI.K.RAVI (PARIYARATH) R6 BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI.LAKSHMI NARAYANAN THIS DEVASWOM BOARD PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 03/03/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: tss THOTTATHIL B. RADHAKRISHNAN & S.S.SATHEESACHANDRAN, JJ. ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````` D.B.P. No. 44 of 2010 ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Dated this the 3rd day of March, 2011 O R D E R Thottathil B.Radhakrishnan, J. This file is generated on a complaint made by a devotee to the learned Ombudsman for Devaswom Boards. The allegation was in connection with the International Maha Ganapathi Sathram in the Mahaganapathiyar Kovil in Kanjirappally. The Sathram Committee had a few members, who are locally known. Its Secretary is also the Secretary of the Temple Advisory Committee. The Sathram Committee requested the Devaswom Board to issue coupons for `5,00,000/- under its seal. The Devaswom Board agreed to issue coupons with its seal for `3,00,000/-. It, however, issued coupons with its seal only for `2,00,000/-. The Board has no complaint that the Sathram Committee has not accounted to the Board for the collection and expenditure DBP.44/2010 : 2 : utilising the coupons for `2,00,000/- issued under the seal of the Board. If there is any further complaint regarding misappropriation or other misdeeds referable to collection and utilisation of coupons generated by public collection, the complainant has to take appropriate measures either for redressal of his grievances or to make appropriate complaint of commission of offences. It is not within the domain of this Court to call upon the Sathram Committee to render further accounts, particularly when it was not obliged to do so to the Devaswom Board. DBP is closed without entering on merits and without prejudice to other procedures. Sd/- (THOTTATHIL B. RADHAKRISHNAN, JUDGE) Sd/- (S.S.SATHEESACHANDRAN, JUDGE) aks // True Copy // P.A. To Judge