IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.K.MOHANAN MONDAY, THE 9TH JUNE 2008 / 19TH JYAISHTA 1930 WP(C).No. 2195 of 2007(J) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ 1. A.C.GOPALAKRISHNAN, S/O.CHANDRASEKHARAN, ANJILIMOOTTIL HOUSE, MEENTHALAKARA, MANJADI P.O., THIRUVALLA-5. 2. P.K.SOMASEKHARAN NAIR, S/O.KUNJAN PILLAI, PUTHENPURACKAL HOUSE, MEENTHALAKARA, MANJADI P.O., THIRUVALLA-5. BY ADV. SRI.S.SUBHASH CHAND RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, OFFICE OF THE TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, NANDHANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER, OFFICE OF THE DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER, TRAVANCORE BOARD, NANDHANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. SUB GROUP OFFICER, THRIKKANNAPURAM SUB GROUP, MEENTHALAKARA SREE DHARMA SASTHA DEVASWOM, MENTHALAKARA, THIRUVALLA. BY ADV. SRI.K.N.VENUGOPALA PANICKER, SC, TDB FOR R.1TO3 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 09/06/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: 2 APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS: EXT.P1 TRUE COPY OF THE RELEVANT ;PORTION OF THE LIST OF TEMPLES IN THIRUVALLA GROUP BELONGING TO THE TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD AS IN THE YEAR 1992 PUBLISHED BY THE FIRST RESPONDENT. EXT.P1(a) TRUE ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF EXT.P1 EXT.P2 TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 6.11.2006 THUS PASSED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT IN WPC BNO. 14026 OF 2006 EXT.P3 TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DSATED 21.12.2006 THUS PASSED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT IN WPC 33307 OF 2006 EXT.P4 TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 10.12.2006 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONERS BEFORE RESPONDENTS 1 AND 2 EXT.P5 TRUE COPY OF CHAPTER IV OF THE TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM MANUAL VOLUME NO.1 (PUBLISHED UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD ACT, 1955) 1ST RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: EXT.R1(a) TRUE COPY OF THE ESTIMATE EXT.R1(b) TRUE COPY OF THE PLAN. TRUE COPY P.S. TO JUDGE. C .N. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR & V.K. MOHANAN, JJ. -------------------------------------------- W.P.C. No. 2195 OF 2007 -------------------------------------------- Dated this the 9th day of June, 2008 JUDGMENT Ramachandran Nair,J. Heard counsel for the petitioners and standing counsel appearing for the Devaswom Board. The prayer in the Writ Petition is for direction to the Devaswom Board to do construction/repair work for the temple which includes construction of compound wall and repair of Sreekovil, etc. Counsel appearing for the Devaswom Board submitted that a scheme has been drawn up to construct compound wall and to repair Sreekovil, details of which are produced in Court. So far as the increase in Pathiv/Paditharam is concerned, this Court observed vide order dated 3.8.2007 that it is high time that Devaswom Board should take steps to revise the daily expenses. Counsel for the Devaswom Board submitted that a committee has been constituted to look into the matter and in the course of time Board will revise daily expenses depending upon the requirement of the temples. Accordingly, we 2 dispose of the Writ Petition with direction to the Devaswom Board to effect construction, repair and maintenance of temple in terms of the plan and estimates produced in this Court at the earliest and in any case within six months from today. So far as increase in Pathiv/Paditharam is concerned, the Devaswom Board will take early steps to revise the rates for meeting the requirements of each temple or class of temples. Until revision is made the Devaswom Board will continue to pay Rs. 1500/- details of utilisation of which will be accounted to the Devaswom Board by the Sub Group Officer. (C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR) Judge. (V. K. MOHANAN) Judge. kk 3