IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.S.GOPINATHAN THURSDAY, THE 26th FEBRUARY 2009 / 7TH PHALGUNA 1930 DBP.No. 2 OF 2009() -------------------- IN THE MATTER OF TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD – COMPLAINT RAISED AGAINST ERSTWHILE TEMPLE ADVISORY COMMITTEE OF KAZHAKKOOTTAM SREE MAHADEVAN TEMPLE – REPORT NO.4/2009 BY OMBUDSMAN RECEIVED – SUO MOTU PROCEEDINGS INITIATED – REG. PARTIES: ----------- 1. THE SECRETARY, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE PRESIDENT, TEMPLE ADVISORY COMMITTEE KAZHAKKOOTTAM SREE MAHADEVAR TEMPLE THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.V.KRISHNA MENON,SC FOR TDB. BY SRI.KRISHNAN MANGOT (AMICUS CURIEAE) FOR FOR OMBUDSMAN BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI.R.LAKSHMI NARAYANAN THIS DEVASWOM BOARD PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 26/2/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: P.R.RAMAN & P.S.GOPINATHAN, JJ. ------------------------------- D.B.P.No.2 of 2009 ------------------------------- Dated this the 26th February, 2009 O R D E R Raman, J. Incorporate the memo said to have been filed today. A copy of the memo was handed over to us by the standing counsel appearing for the Travancore Devaswom Board, as per which compliance is reported. The same is recorded. There will be a further direction that the balance amount in the account of the festival committee may be kept in a reserve fund, until a final decision is reached regarding the manner in which the said amount is to be spend, whether it is for Nagathara or for construction of a Vishnu Temple. Since no consensus is reached among the devotees on these questions, the new committee will convene a meeting of the devotees on a convenient date, in consultation with the Ombudsman, whose presence, we are sure, on that occasion will bring out a settlement and based on the decision taken, either unanimously or by majority, the DBP. No.2/2009 2 Ombudsman will advice expenditure to be met ear-marking the purpose and file a report. The petition is accordingly closed. P.R.RAMAN, JUDGE P.S.GOPINATHAN, JUDGE. nj.