IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR FRIDAY, THE 25TH NOVEMBER 2011 / 4TH AGRAHAYANA 1933 DBP.No. 171 of 2011() --------------------- (IN THE MATTER OF TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD – PIGS WANDERING IN AND AROUND SABARIMALA AND PAMPA REGIONS – LETTER PETITITION RCEIVED, SUO MOTU PROCEEDINGS INITIATED – REG.) PETITIONER(S): ------------------ S.SANKARANARAANAN, B.A., B.L., ADVOCATE, 22-A, KARPAGA VINAYAGAR KOVIL STREET, SRIVILLIPUTTUR, VIRUDHUNAGAR DISTRICT, TAMILNADU. RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE STATE OF KERALA REP. BY ITS CHIEF SECRETAR, GOVT. SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R1 BY ADV. V.V.NANDAGOPAL NAMBIAR, SC . R2 BY GOVT. PLEADER BY SRI.T.RAMAPRASAD UNNI. THIS DEVASWOM BOARD PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 25/11/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: THOTTATHIL B. RADHAKRISHNAN & C.T.RAVIKUMAR, JJ. ---------------------------------------- D.B.P.No.171 of 2011 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 25th day of November, 2011 O R D E R Thottathil B.Radhakrishnan, J. This matter is registered suo motu on a complaint about pigs wandering in and around Sabarimala and Pampa regions. On instructions, learned counsel for the Travancore Devaswom Board states that specific instructions have been issued to ensure that the wandering pigs are driven back to the forest. Obviously, nothing better could be done because neither the laws nor the matters relating to religion would permit any other course unless it becomes abundantly necessary on grounds of public health. We direct the TDB officials and Government officials to ensure that pigs do not create any nuisance or health issues in connection with the Sabarimala season. The DBP is ordered accordingly. Sd/- THOTTATHIL B. RADHAKRISHNAN Judge Sd/- C.T.RAVIKUMAR Judge kkb.26/11.