IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN WEDNESDAY, THE 6TH JULY 2011 / 15TH ASHADHA 1933 DBP.No. 99 of 2011() ------------------------- IN THE MATTER OF TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD - SANCTIONS FOR RECONSTRUCTION OF ANAKOTTIL OF GOWREESHAPATTAM DEVASWOM - TDB - REPORT NO.106/2011 - SUO-MOTU PROCEEDINGS INITIATED - REGARDING. .......... PETITIONER: --------------- THE TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.K.N.VENUGOPALA PANICKER SC FOR TDB RESPONDENT(S): -------------------- 1. THE DEPUTY EXAMINER, LOCAL FUND AUDIT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE TEMPLE ADVISORY COMMITTEE, GOWREESAPATTAM DEVASWOM. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI.R.LEKSHMI NARAYAN ADV. SRI.KRISHNAKUMAR MANGOT AMICUS CURIAE FOR THE OMBUDSMAN THIS DEVASWOM BOARD PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 06/07/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: svs DBP.NO. 99/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S ANNEXURES: ANNEXURE I:COPY OF ESTIMATE WITH THE LETTER OF THE CHIEF ENGINEER. ANNEXURE II:COPY OF THE LETTER FROM THE SECRETARY DATED 20/11/2010. RESPONDENT'S ANNEXURES: NIL /TRUE COPY/ P.A. TO JUDGE. svs THOTTATHIL B. RADHAKRISHNAN & K.SURENDRA MOHAN, JJ. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * D.B.P.No.99 of 2011 --------------------------- Dated this the 6th day of July 2011 O R D E R Thottathil B.Radhakrishnan, J. This petition is filed seeking sanction for reconstruction of two Anakkottils of Gowreesapattam Devaswom in Ulloor Group. We have perused the materials produced along with the petition. We have also seen report of the learned Ombudsman. We are satisfied that works are necessarily to be carried out on a war footing since even weddings are held and congregation of devotees use Anakkottil also. Any disaster in that line will have to be avoided, at the earliest. We have also seen that the income generated from the temple also reflects that the local people are involved effectively in the affairs of the temple. We therefore, do not find any reason why the Temple Advisory Committee did not appear before the learned Ombudsman. 2. We direct the Executive Officer of the temple to immediately call up the Temple Advisory Committee and request D.B.P.No.99/2011 2 them to earnestly get involved, if possible, by raising a portion of the funds for which due procedure including issuance of sealed receipts would be resorted to. It is also appropriate that having regard to the locality, the Executive Officer makes an effort to find out some devotee who could sponsor both the Anakkottils or atleast one and another devotee for the other. It could also be suggested that the said Anakkottil could be recorded as dedications by them to the temple and appropriate engraving regarding dedications would be made by means of plaque. At any rate, the work shall be completed without fail within a period of six months. (THOTTATHIL B. RADHAKRISHNAN, JUDGE) (K.SURENDRA MOHAN, JUDGE) jsr // True Copy// PA to Judge