IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR THURSDAY, THE 7TH AUGUST 2008 / 16TH SRAVANA 1930 DBA.No. 78 of 2008() -------------------- IN THE MATTER OF APPROVAL OF SANCTION FOR AUCTION WITH REGARD TO SANKRAMA VANIBHAM OF 1183 M.E. IN PAKKIL DEVASWOM UNDER KOTTAYAM GROUP. PETITIONER ------------------ THE TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.K.N.VENUGOPALA PANICKER, SC, TDB RESPONDENTS: ------------- THE DEPUTY EXAMINER, LOCAL FUND AUDIT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVT.PLADER SRI R. LAKSHMINARAYANAN THIS DEVASWOM BOARD APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07/08/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: P.R. RAMAN & T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JJ. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = DBA NO. 78 OF 2008 = = = = = = = = = = = = = DATED THIS, THE 7TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2008. O R D E R Raman, J. Major Pakkil Devaswom is possessed of an extent of 1 Acre and 16 cents of open land which is usually given on licence for conducting "Vanibham" on the Sankramam day every year as per auction conducted in this behalf. This year also an auction was conducted on 27.6.2008 after publishing a notice in Mathrubhoomi Malayalam daily dated 24.5.2008 and in the notice board of the Assistat Devaswom Commissioner, Kottayam. There was no tender and in the auction six persons participated after depositing earnest money. Details of the tender are given in para 4 of the affidavit filed along with the DBA, which shows a marginal increase in the amount, when compared to the previous years. In the absence of any other person quoting higher amount, it is requested that sanction may be accorded for the auction so conducted. Copies of the DBA served on the local fund DBA 78/2008 :2: and they have not raised any objection and observed that the procedure adopted for conducting the auction is found to be proper. In the circumstances, the DBA is allowed. P.R. RAMAN, (JUDGE) T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, (JUDGE) knc/-