Court recorded specific pending audit and complaint statistics from the Ombudsman's periodical report for Travancore and Cochin Devaswom Boards and ratified a staff appointment paragraph.
Recoried paragraphs 1 to 6 and 8 of the Ombudsman's report and ratified paragraph 7.
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DBP No.13 of 2024
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL K.NARENDRAN
&
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE G.GIRISH
TUESDAY, THE 6TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2024 / 17TH MAGHA, 1945
DBP NO.13 OF 2024
IN THE MATTER OF TRAVANCORE AND COCHIN DEVASWOM BOARDS - PERIODICAL
REPORT NO.62 FILED BY THE OMBUDSMAN FOR TRAVANCORE AND COCHIN DEVASWOM
BOARD FOR THE PERIOD FROM 01.07.2023 TO 30.09.2023 – SUO MOTU
PROCEEDINGS INITIATED – REGARDING.
PETITIONER:
SUO MOTU
RESPONDENTS:
1 TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD NANTHANCODE, KAWDIAR POST, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM- 695 003, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY2 COCHIN DEVASWOM BOARD, SWARAJ ROUND N. KURUPPAM, THEKKINKADU MAIDAN, THRISSUR, KERALA- 680 001, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY3 LOCAL FUND AUDITTRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD, THIRUVAMNANTHAPURAM- 6950034 LOCAL FUND AUDIT COCHIN DEVASWOM BOARD, THRISSUR -680 001OTHER PRESENT:
SRI S.RAJMOHAN- SR GOVERNMENT PLEADER; SRI G.BIJU -
STANDING COUNSEL- TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD; SRI K.P.
SUDHEER - STANDING COUNSEL- COCHIN DEVASWOM BOARD; SRI
P.RAMACHANDRAN- AMCUS CURIAE FOR OMBUDSMAN
THIS DEVASWOM BOARD PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON
06.02.2024, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
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ORDER
Anil K. Narendran, J
The learned Ombudsman has filed this periodical report for
the period from 01.10.2023 to 31.12.2023 and for recording paragraphs 1 to 6 and 8 of that report and to ratify paragraph 7 of the report. That report reads thus;
“1. Audits:- 15 Regular Audit Reports and 19 Special Audit Reports of Travancore Devaswom Board are pending, including 2 Special Audit Reports (DBAR Nos.7 of 23 and 8 of 23) referred by the Hon'ble High Court in October and December, 2023 respectively.
8 Regular Audit Reports (including DBAR No.6 of 22 referred by the Hon'ble High Court in October, 2023) and 1 Special Audit Report of Cochin Devaswom Board are pending. Audits of Travancore Devaswom Board and Cochin Devaswom Board are pending for reply and remarks and are posted to various dates for hearing.
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1.Report No.46 of 2023 dated 03.10.2023 in P.No.5/2023.
2.Report No.47 of 2023 dated 25.10.2023 in P.No.9/2023.
3.Report No.48 of 2023 dated 31.10.2023 in P.No.8/2023. 4.Report No.51 of 2023 dated 30.11.2023 in P.No.11/2023.
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in Report No:50/23 dated 18.11.2023 filed before the Hon'ble High Court and subject to the orders therein. Paras 1 to 6 and 8 may be recorded and para 7 be ratified.”
Having considered the report, this DBP is disposed of by
recording paragraphs 1 to 6 and 8 and by ratifying paragraph No.7.
Sd/-
ANIL K. NARENDRAN, JUDGE
Sd/-
G. GIRISH, JUDGE
MIN
Suo Motu (Ombudsman for Travancore and Cochin Devaswom Board)
Travancore Devaswom Board, Nanthancode
Cochin Devaswom Board, Trissur
Local Fund Audit (Travancore Devaswom Board)
Local Fund Audit (Cochin Devaswom Board)
Anil K. Narendran
G. Girish
As recorded by the court registry
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