Suo Motu v. Travancore Devaswom Board - Tdb
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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 ANIL K.NARENDRAN
&
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.G. AJITHKUMAR FRIDAY, THE 14TH DAY OF JULY 2023 / 23RD ASHADHA, 1945 DBP NO.25 OF 2021
IN THE MATTER OF SPECIAL REPORT NO.19/2021 – REPORT PERTAINS TO THE FACTUM OF EXPIRY OF TENURE OF APPOINTMENT OF THE OMBUDSMAN FOR THE TRAVNCORE AND COCHIN DEVASWOM BOARDS – SUO MOTU PROCEEDINGS INITIATED - REG.
PETITIONER:
SUO MOTU
RESPONDENTS
*CORRECTED AS COCHIN DEVASWOM BOARD, SWARAJ ROUND N. KURUPPAM, THEKKINKADU MAIDAN, THRISSUR, KERALA - 680 001 REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY.
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*CORRECTED AS JOINT DIRECTOR, KERALA STATE AUDIT DEPARTMENT, TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM AUDIT, NANTHANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 003.
**4 DEPUTY DIRECTOR (*CORRECTED) KERALA STATE AUDIT DEPARTMENT, COCHIN DEVASWOM BOARD, THRISSUR. CORRECTED AS DEPUTY DIRECTOR, KERALA STATE AUDIT DEPARTMENT, COCHIN DEWASWOM AUDIT, COCHIN DEWASWOM OFFICE, THRISSUR -680001. RESPONDENTS 1 TO 4 IS SUO MOTU CORRECTED VIDE ORDER DATED 15/11/2021 IN DBP 25/2021.
SRI S.RAJMOHAN - SR GOVERNMENT PLEADER ; SRI G.BIJU - STANDING COUNSEL -TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD ; SRI P.RAMACHANDRAN- AMICUS CURIAE, SRI K.P.SUDHEER- STANDING COUNSEL- COCHIN DEVASWOM BOARD
THIS DEVASWOM BOARD PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14.07.2023, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
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O R D E R
Anil K.Narendran, J.
The learned Ombudsman has filed this Special Report pointing out the fact that the term of Ombudsman for Travancore and Cochin Devaswom Boards, as extended by the order of this Court dated 15.11.2018 in DBP No.89 of 2018 will expire on 30.11.2021. By the order dated 15.11.2021, this Court extended the tenure of appointment of the learned Ombudsman for Travancore and Cochin Devaswom Boards for a further period of three years from 01.12.2021.
In view of the said order, no further orders are necessary in this DBP and the DBP is accordingly disposed of, in terms of that order.
Sd/-
ANIL K. NARENDRAN, JUDGE
Sd/-
P.G. AJITHKUMAR, JUDGE
PV
Suo Motu
Travancore Devaswom Board
Cochin Devaswom Board
Deputy Director, Kerala State Audit Department
Anil K.Narendran
P.G. Ajithkumar
As recorded by the court registry
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