Travancore Devaswom Board v. Deputy Director

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

PRESENT:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN & THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN WEDNESDAY, THE 7TH DAY OF OCTOBER 2015/15TH ASWINA, 1937 DBP.No. 149 of 2014 () -----------------------

IN THE MATTER OF TDB REPORT NO.173/14

PETITIONERS:

-------------- TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, REPRESENTED BY ITS EXECUTIVE ENGINEEER, THIRUNAKKARA KOTTAYAM.

BY ADV. SRI.D. SREEKUMAR RESPONDENT:

---------------- THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR, LOCAL FUND AUDIT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM BY ADV. SRI.S.JAYAKRISHNAN BY SENIOR GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.A.RENJITH BY SRI.D.SREEKUMAR THIS DEVASWOM BOARD PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 07-102015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING:

THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN & ANU SIVARAMAN, JJ.

= = = = = = = = = = = = = D.B.P.No.149 of 2014 = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Dated this the 7th day of October, 2015

ORDER

Thottathil B.Radhakrishnan, J.

We have considered the report of the learned Ombudsman and the views of the Temple Advisory Committee which appears through counsel. It is quite right that the Local Fund Audit has stated that the predominant requirement was to have Balikkalpura and Chuttambalam. We see that the prime requirement is not for a Nadapandal but for Balikkalpura and Chuttambalam. Under such circumstances, we order this petition directing that the Travancore Devaswom Board will take steps for making a proposal including estimate regarding Balikkalpura and Chuttambalam. We therefore decline to grant approval as sought for.

DBP ordered accordingly.

sd/- Thottathil B.Radhakrishnan, Judge sd/- Anu Sivaraman, Judge sj TRUE COPY P.A.TO JUDGE