IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.BHAVADASAN TUESDAY, THE 5TH OCTOBER 2010 / 13TH ASWINA 1932 DBA.No. 77 of 2010() ------------------------------ IN THE MATTER OF APPROVAL AND SANCTION FOR SUPPLYING ANJILI WOOD DESKS AND BENCHES TO D.B. COLLEGE, THALAYOLAPARAMBU UNDER TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD. ...................... PETITIONER: ------------------- THE TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD REP. BY ITS SECRETARY THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.K.N.VENUGOPALA PANICKER, SC, TDB RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------- THE DEPUTY EXAMINER LOCAL FUND AUDIT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY SR. GOVT. PLEADER MR.R. LAKSHMI NARAYANAN. THIS DEVASWOM BOARD APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 05/10/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: rs. THOTTATHIL B. RADHAKRISHNAN & P. BHAVADASAN, JJ. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - D.B.A. No. 77 of 2010 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 5th day of October, 2010. ORDER Thottathil B. Radhakrishnan, J, The Travancore Devaswom Board is in need to provide benches and desks for the students of the Devaswom Board College, Thalayolaprambu. We have seen the estimate. In our view, it is not realistic at all. Learned counsel for the Board on further instructions submits that the estimate is prepared at far below PWD rates. Our apprehensions in that regard therefore are well founded. The need to have benches and desks cannot be ignored. At the same time, institutions like TDB should consider whether there is any alternative to utilizing wood for the purpose. Even if that is not possible, competitive tenders will have to be invited with some default and penalty clause to ensure supply of quality material in the form of finished goods. The competitive tenders so invited will be placed before the learned Ombudsman and approval obtained appropriately. DBA.77/2010. 2 DBA is ordered accordingly. Thottathil B. Radhakrishnan, Judge P. Bhavadasan, Judge sb.