IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON THURSDAY, THE 3RD DECEMBER 2009 / 12TH AGRAHAYANA 1931 WP(C).No. 33271 of 2009(D) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- K.BHASKARAN, JOINT SECRETARY, SREE AYYAPPA BHAKTHA SABHA & SREE AYYAPPA CHARITABLE TRUST NO.18, SIR MADHAVAN ROAD, MAHALINGAPURAM, CHENNAI-600 034. BY ADV. SRI.V.CHITAMBARESH, SENIOR ADVOCATE SRI.SAIBY JOSE KIDANGOOR RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, NANTHANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-4. 2. THE CHIEF ENGINEER (GENERAL), TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE ACCOMMODATION OFFICER, SABARIMALA, SANNIDHANAM POST, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. 4. THE HON'BLE OMBUDSMAN, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, RAM MOHAN PALACE, KOCHI-682 031. BY ADV. SRI.V.KRISHNA MENON, STANDING COUNSEL FOR TDB. BY ADV .KRISHNAKUMAR MANGOT, AMICUS CURIAE FOR OMBUDSMAN. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 03/12/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.R.RAMAN & P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON ------------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 33271 of 2009 ------------------------------- Dated this the 3rd December, 2009 J U D G M E N T Raman, J. As per Order in D.B.P.No.49 of 2009, the recommendation of the Ombudsman was accepted, regarding the allotment of rooms to the donors for a particular number of day in a year. The suggestion we accepted was to give rooms for five days free of rent and ten days on payment of usual rent for one year during season; and all other days, the rooms shall be allotted on payment of rent, if available. The writ petitioner, however, is a donor of 14 rooms. But the grievance projected at the time of hearing is that only one room is allotted, and it was fairly submitted that the other rooms are also to be allotted, as per the Order of this Court. According to the petitioner, he is a donor in respect of 14 rooms. 2. A statement has been filed by the Travancore Devaswom Board. Paragraph 2 of the said statement is reproduced as follows:- W.P.(C) No.33271 of 2009 2 2. The Sree Ayyappa Bhakta Sabha was in possession of room Nos.401 to 406 and 416 to 422 (13 Nos) in Pilgrim Centre III and room No.19 in the Maramath Complex. It is submitted that applying the ratio as suggested in the report of the Hon'ble Ombudsman -DBP No.49 of 2009 and as accepted by this Hon'ble ourt the Sree Ayyappa Bhaktha Sabha can be permitted to occupy the aforementioned 13 rooms in the Pilgrim Centre III and room No.19 in the Maramath Complex by permitting them to occupy the rooms free of rent during the Mandalam season for 3 days and 7 days during the Mandalam season on payment basis and 2 days during the Makaravilakku season free of rent and 3 days on payment basis. The Sree Ayyappa Bhakta Sabha should inform the Board sufficiently early the days on which they require the rooms in the manner mentioned above.” The same is recorded, and the Board will allot the rooms accordingly. The writ petition is disposed of as above. P.R.RAMAN, JUDGE P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON, JUDGE. nj.