IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N.K.BALAKRISHNAN WEDNESDAY, THE 7TH SEPTEMBER 2011 / 16TH BHADRA 1933 DBP.No. 129 of 2011() --------------------- IN THE MATTER OF TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD – APPROVAL FOR CONSTRUCTION OF COMPOUND WALL – THACHOTTUKAVU DEVASWOM – TDB – REPORT NO.146/11 – SUO MOTU PROCEEDINGS INITIATED PETITIONER -------------------- TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.G.BIJU SC FOR TDB RESPONDENTS : --------------- 1. DEPUTY DIRECTOR, LOCAL FUND AUDIT, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE SECRETARY, TEMPLE ADVISORY COMMITTEE, THACHOTTUKAVU SREE DHARMASASTHA TEMPLE, PEYAD P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM – 695 573. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.K.LAKSHMI NARAYANAN SRI.KRISHNA KUMAR MANGOT – AMICUS CURIAE THIS DEVASWOM BOARD PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 07/09/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: THOTTATHIL B. RADHAKRISHNAN & N.K.BALAKRISHNAN, JJ. ---------------------------------------------------- D.B.P.No.129 of 2011 ---------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 7th day of September, 2011 Order Thottathil B.Radhakrishnan, J. We have perused the materials and the affidavit submitted along with the application. We have also perused the report of the learned Ombudsman. The Local Fund Audit Department was also heard by the learned Ombudsman. The suggestion of the learned Ombudsman that the Temple Advisory Committee should be allowed to do the work subject to audit is accepted. Hence permission as sought for is granted. The work shall be got carried out through the Temple Advisory Committee. The Administrative Officer is further directed to ensure that sandalwood and other trees in the temple compound are properly protected. The D.B.P. is ordered accordingly. THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, JUDGE. N.K.BALAKRISHNAN, JUDGE. srd