IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.BHAVADASAN THURSDAY, THE 28TH MAY 2009 / 7TH JYAISHTA 1931 DBA.No. 18 of 2009(I) ------------------------------ (IN THE MATTER OF TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD) ........... PETITIONER: ------------------- GANESH, S/O.NARAYANAN, KADUVANNALPUTHEN VEEDU, THEVARTHOTTAM, THADIKKAD P.O, ANCHAL, KOLLAM. BY ADV. MR.ANCHAL C.VIJAYAN. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. THE TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, NANDANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DEVASWOM COMMISSIONER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, NANDANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY THIS DEVASWOM BOARD APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 28/05/2009,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: prv. P.R.RAMAN & P.BHAVADASAN, JJ. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TDB Report No.54 of 2009 in DBA NO.18 OF 2009 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dated 28th May 2009 Order RAMAN, J. The prayer made in the Application is to issue necessary orders directing the respondents to implement Annexure E order enabling a Full-time Santhi to assume charge in Arakkal Devi temple. The applicant is a member of the Temple Advisory Committee. The matter was referred to the Ombudsman and the Ombudsman, after hearing the parties, has submitted Report No.54 of 2009, suggesting that a full-time karaima santhi and a full time keezhsanthi, who is qualified to do the santhi work and who can conduct pujas for the upadevathas when the kalayam is on leave in the main temple, could be sanctioned, as the temple can afford to expend the amount required for the creation and and upgradation of the post as suggested above. It is also stated that the temple is a personal deposit temple and the income is double than the expenditure. In the above circumstance,s the recommendation is accepted. There will be a DBA 18 OF 2009 2 direction to the 1st respondent Board to take appropriate decision for the creation of a full time karaima santhi and a full time keezhsanthi in the manner recommended by the Commissioner as early as possible at any rate within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The DBA is disposed of as above. P.R.RAMAN, JUDGE P.BHAVADASAN, JUDGE sta DBA 18 OF 2009 3