IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.K.MOHANAN WEDNESDAY, THE 9TH APRIL 2008 / 20TH CHAITHRA 1930 DBA.No. 47 of 2008() -------------------- (Cochin Devaswom Board Matter) PETITIONER/PETITIONER -------------------------------------- S.JOSHY, S/O.SIDHARTHAN, AGED 45, THARAYIL HOUSE, OOTHARA, VAIKOM. BY ADV. SRI.S.SREEKUMAR RESPONDENTS: RESPONDENT ----------------------- COCHIN DEVASWOM BOARD, TRISSUR, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. BY Govt. Pleader Sri R. LAKSHMI NARAYANAN. THIS DEVASWOM BOARD APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 09/04/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: P.R.RAMAN & V.K.MOHANAN,JJ. ---------------------------------------------- D.B.A.NO.47 OF 2008 ---------------------------------------------- Dated, 9th April, 2008. ORDER Raman,J. This application is filed by a devotee. His grievance is that the decision of the Cochin Devaswom Board to sell pooja/vazhipadu articles directly will result in loss,and he sought for a direction to the Board to auction the right to sell the pooja materials in the temple under the Cochin Devaswom Board or issue directions to the respondent to make suitable and effective arrangements to see that the pooja materials purchased from Devaswom by devotees and offered to the deity are not misused or resold but utilized in full at the time it is offered. According to the petitioner, if the right to sell pooja/vazhipadu materials is auctioned instead of selling the same directly to the devotees, there will not be any corruption. We are not satisfied that if this method is accepted there will not be any corruption. It all depends on the person involved in the matter of conducting the sale and in the DBA 47/08 :-2-: administration. No specific instance are pointed out in this DBA. In the absence of any materials produced, we are not inclined to pass any orders regarding the statement made in the DBA. The same is dismissed. However, if the sale of pooja articles by the Devaswom is done and any corruption is noticed by the petitioner, he can approach this court. Leaving open this liberty, the D.B.A is dismissed. P.R.RAMAN, JUDGE. V.K.MOHANAN, JUDGE. kvm/- DBA 47/08 :-3-: V.K.MOHANAN, J. No.... Judgment/Order Dated: