IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.BHAVADASAN WEDNESDAY, THE 22ND SEPTEMBER 2010 / 31ST BHADRA 1932 DBP.No. 59 of 2010() ------------------------------- (IN THE MATTER OF COCHIN DEVASWOM BOARD - COMPLAINT RAISED BY THE SANTHIES IN THE TEMPLES UNDER THE BOARD REGARDING THE SENIORITY LIST OF SANTHIES PUBLISHED BY THE BOARD - CDB REPORT NO.135/2010 SUBMITTED BY THE OMBUDSMAN - SUO - MOTU PROCEEDINGS INITIATED) ......... COMPLAINANT: --------------------------- SHRI. E.N.MANOJ MAMBOOTHIRI, ERAYOOR MANA, THEKKUMBHAGAM, TRIPUNITHURA - 1., ERNAKULAM DISTRICT & OTHERS. RESPONDENT(S): ---------------------------- 1. COCHIN DEVASWOM BOARD, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, THRISSUR. 2. DEPUTY DIRECTOR, LOCAL FUND AUDIT, COCHIN DEVASWOM AUDIT, THRISSUR. R1 BY ADV. SRI.C.E.UNNIKRISHNAN, SC, CDB R2 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. R. LAKSHMI NARAYANAN BY ADV. SRI.KRISHNAKUMAR MANGOT,AMICUS CURIAE (OMBUDSMAN) THIS DEVASWOM BOARD PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/09/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: Kss THOTTATHIL.B.RADHAKRISHNAN & P.BHAVADASAN, JJ. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ DBP No.59 of 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dated 22nd September 2010 Order Thottathil.B.Radhakrishnan, J. We have perused the report of the learned Ombudsman. We do not deem it necessary to make any specific statement regarding the different aspects referred to by the learned Ombudsman. We record CDB report No.135/10 of the learned Ombudsman and order that the Cochin Devaswom Board will take a decision on the matters contained in that report and the suggestions of the learned Ombudsman as regards the various aspects including preparation of seniority lists, as suggested therein. Due process shall be followed as indicated by the learned Ombudsman. Let this exercise be carried out DBP 59/10 2 within a period of six months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The DBP is ordered accordingly. THOTTATHIL.B.RADHAKRISHNAN, JUDGE P.BHAVADASAN, JUDGE sta DBP 59/10 3