IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N.K.BALAKRISHNAN WEDNESDAY, THE 7TH SEPTEMBER 2011 / 16TH BHADRA 1933 DBP.No. 127 of 2011() --------------------- IN THE MATTER OF TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD – REQUEST FOR REFUNDING THE AMOUNT DEPOSITED INTO THE ACCOUNT OF THE BOARD – TDB – REPORT NO.144/2011 – SUO MOTU PROCEEDINGS INITIATED COMPLAINANT -------------------- SMT.C.R.VIJAYAMMA VARIYATH HOUSE, VELLOOR, MEVELLOOR P.O, KOTTAYAM-686 609. RESPONDENTS : --------------- 1. THE SECRETARY, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, NANTEHNCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 003. 2. THE PRINCIPAL, DEVASWOM BOARD COLLEGE, KEEZHOOR P.O, VAIKOM-686 605. ADV. SRI.BIJU SC FOR TDB BY ADV. KRISHNAKUMAR MANGAT AMICUS CURIAE FOR THE OMBUDSMAN THIS DEVASWOM BOARD PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 07/09/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: THOTTATHIL B. RADHAKRISHNAN & N.K.BALAKRISHNAN, JJ. ---------------------------------------------------- D.B.P.No.127 of 2011 ---------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 7th day of September, 2011 Order Thottathil B.Radhakrishnan, J. We have perused the report of the learned Ombudsman. We do not find any reason for the Board to necessitate reduction of Rs.25,000/- or Rs.50,000/- from the deposit made by the persons for appointment as college Lecturers. We find that the views in Annexures A and B along with the report are unsustainable. Accordingly, we accept the recommendation of the learned Ombudsman and direct the Travancore Devaswom Board to return the entire amounts collected from the claimant C.R.Vijayamma within a period of one month without fail. The DBP is ordered accordingly. Communicate a copy of this order to the complainant also. THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, JUDGE. N.K.BALAKRISHNAN, JUDGE. srd