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 12TH NOVEMBER 2009 / 21ST KARTHIKA 1931 DBP.No. 51 of 2009() -------------------- (IN THE MATTER OF COCHIN DEVASWOM BOARD – OPENING OF BHANDARAM INSTALLED IN KANIMANGALAM VALIYALUKKAL BHAGAVATHY TEMPLE – SUPERVISING BHANDARAM COUNTING – SUO MOTU PROCEEDING INITIATED – REG.) PARTIES: ---------- 1. THE SECRETARY, COCHIN DEVASWOM BOARD THRISSUR. BY ADV. SRI.K.GOPALAKRISHNAKURUP, SC FOR CDB THIS DEVASWOM BOARD PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 12/11/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: P.R.RAMAN & P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON ------------------------------- D.B.P.No. 51 of 2009 ------------------------------- Dated this the 12th November, 2009 O R D E R Raman, J. This petition is suo motu initiated against the letter of the Retired District and Sessions Judge, who was appointed by this Court to oversee the opening and counting of Bhandarams belonging to Valiyalukkal Bhagavathy Temple situated at Kanimangalam and Vattappinny Bhagavathy Temple at Panamukku, reporting that Sri.Radhakrishna Kurup, who was the President of the temple passed away and the system that was followed hitherto was to handover the same to Radhakrishna Kurup, after counting the same. This letter was numbered as DBP.No.51 of 2009. We give notice to the Cochin Devaswom Board. 2. The learned Standing Counsel appearing for the Cochin Devaswom Board, on instructions, submits that another DBP.No.51 of 2009 2 person by name, Murali, Devaswom Officer, Mazhuvam Devaswom, has been appointed as the new President. If so, the Cochin Devaswom Board may in writing inform the retired District and Sessions Judge of the said appointment, whereupon the amounts in the Bandarams will be handed over to the trustee against receipt to be issued. 3. Copy of this order shall be communicated to the Retired District and Sessions Judge, Sree Bhavan, Vadakke Warriam, Mulayam, P.O.Ayyappankavu, Via., Nadathara, Thrissur. D.B.P. is disposed of as above. P.R.RAMAN, JUDGE P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON, JUDGE. nj.