IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.BHAVADASAN TUESDAY, THE 5TH OCTOBER 2010 / 13TH ASWINA 1932 DBP.No. 66 of 2010() ------------------------------ IN THE MATTER OF TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD-DILAPIDATED CONDITION OF THALIYIL SREE MAHADEVA TEMPLE-REQUIRE MAINTENANCE WORK-TDB-REPORT NO.143/2010 SUBMITTED BY THE OMBUDSMAN-SUO MOTU PROCEEDINGS INITIATED-REG. .............. COMPLAINANT: ----------------------- TEMPLE ADVISORY COMMITTEE, REP. BY ITS PRESIDENT, SRI.P. GOVINDAN NAIR, THALIYIL SREE MAHADEVA TEMPLE, THALIYILKOTTA, THAZHATHANGADI P.O., KOTTAYAM-5. BY ADV. . RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------- 1. TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, NANTHANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, KOTTAYAM. 3. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR, LOCAL FUND AUDIT, TDB-AUDIT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R1 & R2 BY ADV. SRI.K.N.VENUGOPALA PANICKER, SC FOR TDB R3 BY SR. GOVT. PLEADER MR.R. LAKSHMI NARAYANAN. ADV. SRI.KRISHNAKUMAR MANGOT, AMICUS CURIAE FOR OMBUDSMAN. THIS DEVASWOM BOARD PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 05/10/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: rs. THOTTATHIL B. RADHAKRISHNAN & P. BHAVADASAN, JJ. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - D.B.P. No. 66 of 2010 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 5th day of October, 2010. ORDER Thottathil B. Radhakrishnan, J, Following a complaint of the Temple Advisory Committee of Thaliyil Sree Mahadeva Temple, the learned Ombudsman has filed a report. The specific complaint was regarding the lack of repairs to the roofing and other portions of the temple and also that a portion of the copper roof of the Sreekovil had fallen down and rain water leaks into the sanctum sanctorum, even making it difficult for the Melsanthi to do the poojas. The complaint was filed because no action followed inspite of the fact that the Temple Advisory Committee had made a complaint to the competent authorities to do the needful. It is still unfortunate that the Devaswom Commissioner and the Chief Engineer did not respond to the needs of the temple in question. DBP. 66/2010. 2 In this view of the matter, we direct the TDB, the Devaswom Commissioner, the Chief Engineer and the Assistant Engineer, Kottayam to ensure that all repair works of Thaliyil Sree Mahadeva Temple as required shall be completed within a period of six months without fail and a report shall be filed before the learned Ombudsman regarding the completion of that work. DBP is ordered accordingly. Communicate a copy of this order to the learned Ombudsman. Issue copy to counsel for all parties. Thottathil B. Radhakrishnan, Judge P. Bhavadasan, Judge sb.