IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON THURSDAY, THE 17TH DECEMBER 2009 / 26TH AGRAHAYANA 1931 DBP.No. 73 of 2009() -------------------- IN THE MATTER OF COCHIN DEVASWOM BOARD - MALPRACTICE GOING ON IN CHOTTANIKKARA TEMPLE - CDB REPORT NO. 168/2009 SUBMITTED BY THE OMBUDSMAN - SUO MOTU PROCEEDINGS INITIATED. PETITIONER -------------------- RAMACHANDRAN T.K., 'SUDARSANA', LAYAM SQUARE, LAYAM ROAD, KOCHI - 682 011. RESPONDENT(S): --------------- THE SECRETARY, COCHIN DEVASWOM BOARD, THRISSUR. ADV. SRI.C.E.UNNIKRISHNAN,SC FOR CDB SRI.KRISHNAKUMAR MANGOT AMICUS CURIE FOR OMBUDSMAN THIS DEVASWOM BOARD PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 17/12/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.R. RAMAN & P.R. RAMACHANDRA MENON, JJ. ----------------------------------------------- D.B.P. No. 73 of 2009 -------------------------------- Dated, this the 17th day of December, 2009 O R D E R P.R. Raman, J. CDB Report No.168 of 2009 in Complaint No.206 of 2009 Ombudsman is based on the complaint that six tickets for 'pattucharthu' issued on 11.06.2009, 12.06.2009, 14.06.2009 and 15.06.2009 were found in a register book. No satisfactory explanation was offered by the employees in the counter. Though it is said that action will be taken to transfer the employees during the Mandalam season, no Vigilance Wing is functioning in the Cochin Devaswom Board. We have considered the report. While issuing tickets, the Board may consider issuing instruction by way of circulars so as to ensure that the issuing clerk should put his initial on the ticket issued so the concerned clerk could be made liable if such lapses are noticed in future. He also direct that steps be taken for constituting Vigilance Wing in Cochin Devaswom Board for conducting surprise visit to all the temples. Subject to the above direction and compliance thereof, DBP is closed. P.R. RAMAN, JUDGE P. R. RAMACHANDRA MENON, JUDGE dnc