IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.S.GOPINATHAN THURSDAY, THE 20TH MAY 2010 / 30TH VAISAKHA 1932 DBA.No. 17 of 2010() -------------------- PETITIONER ------------------------------ THE TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, REP.BY ITS SECRETARY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.K.N.VENUGOPALA PANICKER, SC, TDB RESPONDENT: --------------- THE DEPUTY EXAMINER, LOCAL FUND AUDIT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY G.P. SRI.LAKSHMI NARAYAN ADV. SRI.KRISHNAKUMAR MANGOT, AMICUS CURIAE FOR OMBUDSMAN THIS DEVASWOM BOARD APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20/05/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR & P.S.GOPINATHAN, JJ. .................................................................... D.B.A. No.17 of 2010 .................................................................... Dated this the 20th day of May, 2010. ORDER Ramachandran Nair, J. Heard counsel for the Devaswom Board and counsel appearing for the Ombudsman. The Ombudsman has recommended construction of the Dwajam with RCC. So far as cost is concerned, 50% is deposited by the Advisory Committee. Counsel for the Devaswom submitted that budget approval is granted by the Devaswom for the balance 50%. In the circumstances, we sanction the reconstruction of the Dwajam with gold plating provided 50% of the escalation cost, if any, or the estimated cost also is met by the Advisory Committee. D.B.A. is disposed of as above. C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR Judge P.S.GOPINATHAN Judge pms