IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.BHAVADASAN THURSDAY, THE 9TH JULY 2009 / 18TH ASHADHA 1931 DBA.No. 81 of 2009() -------------------- (IN THE MATTER OF CONSTRUCTION OF STAGE AND NADAPANDAL AT THENGANAL DEVASWOM IN CHANGANASSERY GROUP OF THE TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD.) PETITIONER -------------- THENGANAL SREE MAHADEVAR TEMPLE ADVISORY COMMITTEE REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, SANTHOSH.R, AGED 43 YEARS, S/O.RAVINDRANATHAN NAIR, RESIDING AT KARUVELIL, MADAPPALLY, CHANGANASSERY. BY ADV. SRI.B.GOPAKUMAR RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, T.D.B.BUILDINGS, NANTHANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, T.D.B.BUILDINGS, NANTHANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE CHIEF ENGINEER (GENERAL), TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, T.D.B.BUILDINGS, NANTHANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. THIS DEVASWOM BOARD APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 09/07/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: P.R.RAMAN & P.BHAVADASAN, JJ. ------------------------------- D.B.A. No. 81 of 2009 ------------------------------- Dated this the 9th July, 2009 O R D E R Raman, J. This is an application filed by the Board seeking sanction and approval for the construction of stage and Nadappandal in Thengal Devaswom in Changanassery Group under the Travancore Devaswom Board. The petitioner is the Secretary of Thenganal Sree Mahadevar Temple Advisory Committee. His case is that with the estimated amount, the work cannot be done. Once an estimate is prepared and got approved from this Court, except by way of a revision, that too, subject to the approval, the estimated amount cannot be revised automatically. Purpose of obtaining sanction on the estimated amount is to see that so much of amount is required to be spend for the work. Having considered in that perspective, that too, after the filing of the D.B.A.No.81 of 2009 2 report by Ombudsman, this Court cannot make any variation of the amount. If, for any reason, work cannot be done with the estimated amount, it is for the Administration to seek separate approval of a revised estimate, whereupon, the matter will be considered on its merits. Subject to the above observation, D.B.A. is closed. P.R.RAMAN, JUDGE P.BHAVADASAN , JUDGE. nj.