IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMAN & THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE M.C.HARI RANI THURSDAY, THE 1ST JANUARY 2009 / 11TH POUSHA 1930 DBP.No. 14 of 2008() -------------------- (IN THE MATTER OF TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD – REPORT NO.100 OF OMBUDSMAN – SUO MOTU PROCEEDINGS INITIATED) PARTIES: 1. THE SECRETARY, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. ADV. SRI.V.KRISHNA MENON, SC FOR TDB SRI.KRISHNAKUMAR MANGOT(AMICUS CURIEAE) FOR OMBUDSMAN THIS DEVASWOM BOARD PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 01/01/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: P.R.RAMAN & M.C.HARI RANI, JJ. ----------------------------------------------------- DBP.No.14 OF 2008 ----------------------------------------------------- DATED THIS THE 1st DAY OF JANUARY, 2009 O R D E R Raman, J. We have considered the report of the Ombudsman. Few employees who did not join duty had to be substituted by another set of employees. Since, this has to be done urgently, prior permission of this Court could not be obtained. The Ombudsman has recommended that this is only a substitution and technically there is no violation. 2. We have heard the parties. We accept the report. Action taken in the special circumstances is ratified. The DBP is closed. P.R.RAMAN, JUDGE. M.C.HARI RANI, JUDGE. dsn