IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR THURSDAY, THE 1ST DECEMBER 2011 / 10TH AGRAHAYANA 1933 WP(C).No. 6889 of 2009(E) ------------------------------------ PETITIONER: ------------------- JAYAPRAKASH NARAYANAN, THENGUMPALLIL, PAKALAMATTOM.P.O, KURAVILANGAD.P.O, PIN - 686 642. BY ADVS. SRI.P.B.SAHASRANAMAN, SRI.K.JAGADEESH, SRI.T.S.HARIKUMAR. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEVASWOM DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, DEVASWOM BOARD, NANTHANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 003. 3. THE COMMISSIONER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, NANTHANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 003. R1 BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. T. RAMA PRASAD UNNI, R2 TO R3 BY SRI.K.N.VENUGOPALA PANICKER, S.C, T.D.B. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 01/12/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C).NO.6889/2009-E: APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS:- EXT.P.1: COPY OF THE ORDER OF THIS HON'BLE COURT IN C.M.P. NO.4535/1998 DTD. 14/12/1998. EXT.P.2: COPY OF THE ORDER OF THE R.3, DTD. 26/11/2008. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS:- NIL. //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE Prv. THOTTATHIL B. RADHAKRISHNAN & C.T.RAVIKUMAR, JJ. ---------------------------------------- W.P(C).No.6889 of 2009 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 1st day of December, 2011 JUDGMENT Thottathil B.Radhakrishnan, J. 1.Read judgment rendered today in W.P(C).12391/10. 2. In terms of order dated 5.2.2010, the Master Plan Implementation Committee has come into being and its constitution stands approved by order dated 29.9.2011 in DBA.2/10 and W.P(C).6889/09 with TDB-R No.160/11 of learned Ombudsman and Report dated 6.9.011 submitted by the Advocate Commissioner. The Master Plan Implementation Committee having come into being, activities of such committee would be regulated by further directions that may be issued in DBP.2/10 and also if necessary, on the reports of the learned Ombudsman for Travancore-Cochin Devaswom Boards. We may also note that as of now, the Temple Advisory Committee continues to function in terms of the directions WPC.6889/09 2 given on 5.2.2010 in this writ petition and in DBP.2/10. A 25 member committee headed by Adv.A.S.P.Kurup is the Advisory committee. Adv.A.S.P.Kurup is the Advocate Commissioner appointed by the court. Therefore, such TAC for all intents and purposes, will now be treated as the committee in terms of Section 21 A of Travancore Cochin Hindu Religious Institutions act. It is so ordered. The writ petition will stand ordered accordingly. The office will retain copy of this judgment in DBA.2/10. Sd/- THOTTATHIL B. RADHAKRISHNAN Judge Sd/- C.T.RAVIKUMAR Judge kkb.3/12.