Travancore Devaswom Board v. Deputy Director
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COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT: THE…
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT:
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN
&
THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN
WEDNESDAY, THE 6TH DAY OF JANUARY 2016/16TH POUSHA, 1937
DBP.No. 140 of 2015 ()
(IN THE MATTER OF TDB - REPORT NO.173/2015 - CONTRACT SANCTION FOR THE WORK OF KOTTENKULANGARA DEVASWOM IN KOLLAM - CONSTRUCTRING BHAJANAMADOM - SUO MOTU PROCEEDINGS INITIATED - REG.)
PETITIONER(S):
TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, REP. BY ITS EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM.
BY ADV. SRI.M.V.S.NAMBOOTHIRI, SC, TDB
RESPONDENT(S):
DEPUTY DIRECTOR,
LOCAL FUND AUDIT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM.
R1 BY ADV.RENJITH, GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.P.RAMACHANDRAN, AMICUS CURIAE FOR THE OMBUDSMAN.
THIS DEVASWOM BOARD PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 06-01-2016, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING:
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THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN & ANU SIVARAMAN, JJ.
.................................................................... DBP No.140 of 2015
.................................................................... Dated this the 6th day of January, 2016.
O R D E R
Thottathil B.Radhakrishnan, J.
Perused the petition, affidavit and the materials filed therewith. We have considered the report of the learned Ombudsman. We concur with the views expressed therein. Permission as sought for is granted in terms of the recommendations of the learned Ombudsman. Let the work be carried out at the earliest. The expenditure incurred shall be subjected to audit, after the work is completed. The DBP is ordered accordingly.
(THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, JUDGE)
(ANU SIVARAMAN, JUDGE)
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether permission should be granted for the contract sanction for construction of a Bhaijanadam at Kottenkulangaara Devaswom.
TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD
DEPUTY DIRECTOR, LOCAL FUND AUDIT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN
ANU SIVARAMAN
As recorded by the court registry
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