IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.BHAVADASAN WEDNESDAY, THE 24TH NOVEMBER 2010 / 3RD AGRAHAYANA 1932 SSCR.No. 5 of 2010() -------------------------- [IN THE MATTER OF TRAVENCORE DEVASWOM BOARD – MAINTENANCE TO SWAMY AYYAPPAN ROAD – REPORT SUBMITTED BY THE SPECIAL COMMISSIONER – SABARIMALA – SUO MOTU PROCEEDINGS – REG. ] PARTIES : ------------ 1. TRAVENCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. MR.V.V. NANDAGOPALAN NAMBIAR, (SC TDB) 2. THE CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS [WILD LIFE & CHIEF WILDLIFE WARDEN], FOREST DEPARTMENT, FOREST HEAD QUARTERS, VAZHUTHACAD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR.R.LAKSHMI NARAYAN THIS SABARIMALA SPECIAL COMMISSIONER REPORT HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 24/11/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: SS/- THOTTATHIL.B.RADHAKRISHNAN & P.BHAVADASAN, JJ. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SSCR No.5 of 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dated 24th November 2010 Order Thottathil.B.Radhakrishnan, J. Following our earlier order dated 16.11.2010, the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests has filed a report stating that there appears to have been some error in communication regarding the facts and that the Forest Department always takes the stand that it has no objection to any work of Travancore Devaswom Board provided in the Sabarimala master plan and taken as per the guidelines specified therein in the areas listed out to the Board. It is specifically stated that there is no objection to the maintenance activities of the Swami Ayyappan Road. We accordingly affirm our order dated 16.11.2010 and order that no sanction, either of this court or of the Forest Department is required for periodical maintenance and upkeep of the track, within the space allotted for it. We direct the Travancore Devaswom Board and the State Government to go by the directions as are contained in the order dated 16.11.2010 regarding the carrying out of the works SSCR 5/10 2 and discharge the direction to produce the list of officers. The SSCR is ordered accordingly. THOTTATHIL.B.RADHAKRISHNAN, JUDGE P.BHAVADASAN, JUDGE sta SSCR 5/10 3