IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.S.GOPINATHAN MONDAY, THE 2ND MARCH 2009 / 11TH PHALGUNA 1930 WP(C).No. 6351 of 2009(L) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- SAJITH, KUNNUMPURATH,ETTUMANOOR, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.S.KRISHNAMOORTHY RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, NANDANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE COMMISSIONER, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, NANDANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER., TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, ETTUMANOOR. 4. ACCOUNTS OFFICER TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,ETTUMANOOR. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 02/03/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.R. RAMAN & P.S. GOPINATHAN, JJ. ----------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.6351 of 2009 ----------------------------------------- Dated:MARCH 2, 2009 JUDGMENT Raman, J. The prayer made in this writ petition is for a direction to the respondents to confirm the tender for allotting stalls at the temple premises in connection with the festival in favour of the petitioner who is stated to have offered an amount of Rs.3 lakhs. 2. When the matter came up, the learned standing counsel wanted to get instructions in the matter. So it has been adjourned and is posted today. 3. It is now submitted by the learned standing counsel for the Devaswom Board that the auction in favour of the petitioner has been confirmed for an amount of Rs.3,50,001/- and approval will be sought separately. As such the grievance of the petitioner stands redressed. 4. Since the festival is already started, it is desirable that atleast from next year onwards, auctioning WPC. No.6351 of 2009 : 2 : of stalls in the temple premises during festival season may be taken up sufficiently early so that even from the first day onwards, the stalls could start functioning. Writ petition is disposed of as above. P.R. RAMAN, JUDGE P.S.GOPINATHAN, JUDGE. mt/-