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. 133 of 2011() --------------------- (IN THE MATTER OF SEEKING SANCTION AND APPROVAL FOR REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE TO THE SREEKOVIL AND MANDAPAM AT KEEZHTHRIKKOVIL DEVASWOM IN MAVELIKKARA GROUP -TDB REPORT NO.151/2011-SUO MOTU PROCEEDINGS INITIATED-REG) PETITIONER -------------------- TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY THIRUVANANTHAPURAM BY ADV. SRI. K.N. VENUGOPALA PANICKER SC FOR TDB RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. DEPUTY DIRECTOR LOCAL FUND AUDIT TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 2. THE SECRETARY TEMPLE ADVISORY COMMITTEE KEEZHTHRIKKOVIL DEVASWOM HARIPAD PO HARIPAD SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.R.LAKSHMI NARAYAN 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.133 of 2011 ---------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 7th day of September, 2011 Order Thottathil B.Radhakrishnan, J. By TDB Report No.151 of 2011, the learned Ombudsman after considering the relevant aspects and noticing that the temple is the Moolasthanam of the Haripad Subramonia Swamy Temple has also noted that the inaction of the Board in conducting timely repairs had also invited public objections. The work of the Sreekovil and the Mandapam which are necessary works and the learned Ombudsman therefore recommended to tender the work at the estimated rate and that the entire work may be subjected to audit after the work is over. The recommendation is accepted and sanction is granted in terms of the recommendations of the learned Ombudsman. The D.B.P. is ordered accordingly. THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, JUDGE. N.K.BALAKRISHNAN, JUDGE. srd