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 MARCH 2009 / 5TH CHAITHRA 1931 DBA.No. 34 of 2009() -------------------- (IN THE MATTER OF TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION – IN THE MATTER OF IMPROVING THE ACCOMMODATION FACILITIES TO THE POLICE PERSONNEL ON SPECIAL DUTY AT SABARIMALA DURING PILGRIMATE SEASON - CONSTRUCTION OF DORMITORY OVER THE EXISTING POLICE BARRACKS – BLOCK NO.D) PETITIONER -------------- TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, NANTHANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 3. BY ADV. SRI.V.KRISHNA MENON RESPONDENT(S): --------------- THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF LOCAL FUND ACCOUNTS, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, NANTHANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 3. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI.R.LAKSHMI NARAYAN. THIS DEVASWOM BOARD APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 26/03/2009, ALONG WITH DBA.31/09 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: P.R.RAMAN & P.S.GOPINATHAN, JJ. ------------------------------- D.B.A.Nos.31, 32, 33 & 34 of 2009 ------------------------------- Dated this the 26th March, 2009 J U D G M E N T Raman, J. For utilising the service of police personnel on special duty at Sabarimala at festival season, it is necessary to provide accommodation for them. The present accommodation facilities are hardly sufficient to accommodate all, especially in the wake of increasing number of such personnels deployed, having due regard to the apprehended threat from terrorist activities. There are four blocks and in each of these blocks, for construction of one additional floor over the existing police barracks, these separate applications are filed for sanction. 2. Heard the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the Travancore Devaswom Board as also the learned Government Pleader. D.B.A.Nos.31,32,33 & 34 of 2009 2 3. Having felt that the construction is a dire need for accommodating the police personnel, we accord sanction as sought for, subject to the usual audit by the local fund. The Devaswom Board Applications are allowed as above. P.R.RAMAN, JUDGE P.S.GOPINATHAN, JUDGE. nj.