IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B. RADHAKRISHNAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN WEDNESDAY, THE 27TH JULY 2011 / 5TH SRAVANA 1933 WP(C).No. 15454 of 2011(F) ------------------------ PETITIONER : -------------------- V.K.MURALEEDHARAN, S/O.KRISHNA PILLAI P., VELLAPPALLIL HOUSE, MUNDAPUZHA, RANNI (SECRETARY, RANNI - RAMAPURAM MAJOR SREE MAHA VISHNU TEMPLE ADVISORY COMMITTEE, RAMAPURAM BUILDINGS, RANNI.) BY ADVS. SRI.S.SUBHASH CHAND SRI. NIKLAVU T. RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. THE TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, OFFICE OF THE TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, DEVASWOM BUILDINGS, NANDHANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY 695 001. 2. THE DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, OFFICE OF THE DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER, DEVASWOM BUILDINGS, NANDHANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001. 3. THE ASSISTANT DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER, ARANMULA - 689 645. 4. THE SUB GROUP OFFICER, RANNI RAMAPURAM DEVASWOM, RAMAPURAM TEMPLE BUILDINGS, RANNI 689 672. 5. THE CHIEF ENGINEER MARAMATH DIVISION, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, DEVASWOM BUILDINGS, NANDHANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 001. 6. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, MAVELIKARA-688 521. BY ADV. SRI.G.BIJU, SC, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 27/07/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Mn ...2/- WP(C).No. 15454 of 2011(F) APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1 : PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN AFTER THE FIRE ACCIDENT OF THE CHUTTAMBALAM/NALAMBALAM OF THE TEMPLE. EXT.P1(a) : PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN AFTER THE FIRE ACCIDENT OF THE CHUTTAMBALAM/NALAMBALAM OF THE TEMPLE. EXT.P1(b) : PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN AFTER THE FIRE ACCIDENT OF THE TEMPLE. EXT.P2 : COPY OF THE NEWS ITEM REPORTED IN MALAYALA MANORAMA DAILY DATED 26/7/2010. EXT.P2(a) : COPY OF THE NEWS ITEM REPORTED IN KERALA KAUMUDI DAILY DATED 27/7/2010. EXT.P3 : COPY OF THE NEWS ITEM REPORTED IN MALAYALA MANORAMA DAILY DATED 29/7/2010. EXT.P4 : COPY OF THE TENDER NOTIFICATION DATED 11/4/2011 PUBLISHED BY RESPONDENT NO.6 IN MATHRUBHOOMI DAILY DATED 17/4/2011. EXT.P5 : COPY OF THE NEWS ITEM REPORTED IN MALAYALA MANORAMA DAILY DATED 2/3/2011. EXT.P6 : COPY OF THE NEWS ITEM DATED 21/4/2011 PUBLISHED IN MATHRUBHOOMI DAILY. EXT.P7 : COPY OF THE NEWS REPORT DATED 9/1/2011 PUBLISHED IN MATHRUBHOOMI DAILY. EXT.P8 : COPY OF THE REPORT DATED 4/11/2010 SUBMITTED BY THE LEARNED OMBUDSMAN FOR TRAVANCORE/KOCHI/DEVASWOM BOARDS BEFORE THIS HON'BLE COURT. EXT.P9 COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 6/5/2011 SUBMITTED BEFORE RESPONDENTS 1 AND 2. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS - NIL //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE Mn THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN & K.SURENDRA MOHAN, JJ. ----------------------------------- W.P(C).No.15454 OF 2011 ------------------------------------ Dated this the 27th day of July, 2011 JUDGMENT Thottathil B.Radhakrishnan,J. Learned counsel for Travancore Devaswom Board submits, following the earlier orders, that the entire work can be completed within a period of six months. We, accordingly, direct the respondents to complete the work of renovation/ reconstruction of the Sreekovil, Nalambalam/chuttambalam, thidappally and compound wall of Ranni Ramapuram major Sree Maha Vishnu Temple within a period of six months from today, without fail. Upon completion of the work, the respondents will ensure that a report is filed before the learned Ombudsman. If there is any delay or requirement for further clarificatory advice from the learned Ombudsman, the petitioner will be at liberty to move the learned Ombudsman. WPC.15454/11 2 The reliefs sought for by the petitioner in relation to a sub temple under the temple in question are left open. Sd/- THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, Judge. Sd/- K.SURENDRA MOHAN, Judge. kkb.27/7.