The Travancore Devaswom Board v. The Deputy Director , Local Fund Audit

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

PRESENT:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL THOMAS WEDNESDAY, THE 17TH DAY OF JUNE 2015/27TH JYAISHTA, 1937 DBP.No. 58 of 2015 () ---------------------- (IN THE MATTER OF TDB - REPORT NO.58 OF 2015 - APPROVAL OF ESTIMATE AND AWARD OF CONTRACT FOR THE WORK OF THRIKKARIYOOR DEVASWOM - THRIKKARIYOOR GROUP - FORMING ROAD AROUND THE TEMPLE POND UNDER TDB - SUO MOTU PROCEEDINGS INITIATED - REG.) PETITIONER(S):

-------------------------- THE TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, REPRESENTED BY ITS EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, KOTTAYAM DIVISION.

BY ADV. SRI.M.V.S.NAMBOOTHIRI, SC, TRAVANCORE DE RESPONDENT(S):

---------------------------- THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR, LOCAL FUND AUDIT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM.

ADV.A.RENJITH, GOVERNMENT PLEADER ADV.P.RAMACHANDRAN, AMICUS CURIAE FOR OMBUDSMAN THIS DEVASWOM BOARD PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 17-06-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING:

THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN & SUNIL THOMAS, JJ.

.................................................................... DBP No.58 of 2015 .................................................................... Dated this the 17th day of June, 2015.

O R D E R

Thottathil B.Radhakrishnan, J.

We have perused the affidavit and the materials. We have also seen the report of the learned Ombudsman. We are satisfied that the work can be sanctioned in terms of what has been stated by the learned Ombudsman. Accordingly, permission as sought for, is granted. The work shall be carried out and the expenditure shall be subjected to audit. The DBP is ordered accordingly.

(THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, JUDGE) (SUNIL THOMAS, JUDGE) jg