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. 132 of 2011() --------------------- (IN THE MATTER OF TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD-SANCTION FOR RECONSTRUCTION OF SREEKOVIL AT MANNAM DEVASWOM - TDB REPORT NO.149/2011 - SUO MOTU PROCEEDINGS INITIATED-REG) PETITIONER -------------------- TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY THIRUVANANTHAPURAM BY ADV. SRI. BIJU.G. SC FOR TDB RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. DEPUTY DIRECTOR LOCAL FUND AUDIT TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 2. THE SECRETARY TEMPLE ADVISORY COMMITTEE MANNAM SREE SUBRAMONIA SWAMY TEMPLE MANNAM, NORTH PARAVOOR-683 520 SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.R.LAKSHMI NARAYANAN SRI.KRISHNAKUMAR MANGOT, AMICUS CURIAE FOR THE OMBUDSMAN THIS DEVASWOM BOARD PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 07/09/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: THOTTATHIL B. RADHAKRISHNAN & N.K.BALAKRISHNAN, JJ. ---------------------------------------------------- D.B.P.No.132 of 2011 ---------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 7th day of September, 2011 Order Thottathil B.Radhakrishnan, J. This application by the Travancore Devaswom Board for sanction for reconstruction of Sreecovil at Mannar Devaswom, North Paravoor is recommended by the learned Ombudsman suggesting that the Temple Advisory Committee to be permitted to execute the work at the estimated rate and permit them to raise the balance amount as donations from devotees on the basis of sealed coupons that may be issued by the Assistant Devaswom Commissioner and to direct that accounts be maintained by them. The sanction sought for is granted in terms of the report of the learned Ombudsman. It is further ordered that the entire work shall be subjected to audit by the Local Fund Audit after the work is over. The D.B.P. is ordered accordingly. THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, JUDGE. N.K.BALAKRISHNAN, JUDGE. srd