IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.S.GOPINATHAN THURSDAY, THE 12TH AUGUST 2010 / 21ST SRAVANA 1932 DBA.No. 71 of 2010() -------------------- PETITIONER: --------------------- TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY,NANTHANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.V.KRISHNA MENON RESPONDENT: --------------- THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF LOCAL FUND ACCOUNTS, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY G.P. SRI.LAKSHMI NARAYAN ADV. SRI.KRISHNAKUMAR MANGOT, AMICUS CURIAE FOR OMBUDSMAN THIS DEVASWOM BOARD APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 12/08/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR & P.S.GOPINATHAN, JJ. .................................................................... D.B.A. No.71 of 2010 .................................................................... Dated this the 12th day of August, 2010. ORDER Ramachandran Nair, J. We are inclined to suggest to the Devaswom Board to retain Viri shed facility so that larger number of people are provided facility. In our view, what is required is not to provide rooms for privacy, but the minimum comfort for ordinary devotees which require a coat to sleep, toilets, lighting and if possible, fans. Multi-lair coats could be provided with staircase so that more number of devotees can be accommodated in limited space. However, sufficient number of toilets and bathing and drinking water facility should be provided in the dormitory. We suggest to the Devaswom Board to reconsider the decision to convert Viri shed into dormitory in the light of our observations above. The matter will be placed before the Board with the report of the Maramath for their decision. In view of the above, we 2 close the D.B.A. with direction to the Devaswom Board not to convert the Viri shed into dormitory atleast this year. C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR Judge P.S.GOPINATHAN Judge pms