IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.K.MOHANAN MONDAY, THE 9TH JUNE 2008 / 19TH JYAISHTA 1930 WP(C).No. 2012 of 2007(M) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ SREENIVAS P., S/O.PARAMESWARAN NAIR, ANJANATHIL, KARAZHMA, MAVELIKKARA. BY ADV. SRI.S.SUBHASH CHAND RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, OFFICE OF THE TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, NANTHANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER, OFFICE OF THE DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, NANTHANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. ASSISTANT DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER, OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, THIRUVALLA GROUP, THIRUVALLA. BY ADV. SRI.K.N.VENUGOPALA PANICKER, SC, TDB FOR R1 TO 3 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 09/06/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: 2 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1 TRUE COPY OF THE RELEVANT PORTION OF THE LIST OF TEMPLES IN THIRUVALLA G ROUP BELONGING TO THE TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD AS IN THE YEAR 1992 PUBLISHED BY THE FIRST RESPONDENT. EXT.P1(a) TRUE ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF EXT.P1 EXT.P2 TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 15.12.2006 THUS SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE RESPONDENTS 1 AND 2 EXT.P3 TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 6.3.2006 PASSED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT IN WPC 4469 OF 2006 EXT.P4 TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 6.11.2006 PASSED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT IN WPC 14026 OF 2006 EXT.P5 TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 21.12.2006 THUS PASSED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT IN WPC 33307 OF 2006 FIRST RESPONDENT'SEXHIBITS: EXT.R1(a) TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 10.7.2006 PROCEEDINGS NO. ROC 1036/06/EST. 3RD RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: EXT.R3(a) TRUE COPY OF THE ESTIMATE EXT.R3(b) TRUE COPY OF THE PLAN. TRUE COPY P.S. TO JUDGE. C .N. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR & V.K. MOHANAN, JJ. -------------------------------------------- W.P.C. No. 2012 OF 2007 -------------------------------------------- Dated this the 9th day of June, 2008 JUDGMENT Ramachandran Nair,J. The prayer in this Writ Petition is for direction to the Devaswom Board to construct Annadana Mandapam and Namaskara Mandapam. Standing counsel for the Devaswom Board submitted that Devaswom Board has prepared estimates for both the constructions and the same will be implemented shortly. The next issue is only for direction to the Devaswom Board to increase Pathiv/Paditharam. This Court vide order dated 18.1.2007 in WPC 2195 of 2007 issued a general direction to the Devaswom Board to increase pathiv/paditharam for all the temples depending upon their needs. This direction will stand in this Writ Petition also. Until revision is effected, Rs. 500/- presently being disbursed should be given by the Devaswom Board. Construction work proposed should also be implemented at the earliest and in any case within a period of six months from now. The Devaswom Board 2 will ask the Sub Gruop Officer to account the expenditure for Pathiv/Paditharam. Devaswom Board should also consider petitioner's request for revising the grade of the Temple depending upon the norms and a decision should be taken without any delay. W.P. is disposed of as above. (C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR) Judge. (V. K. MOHANAN) Judge. kk 3