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PART IV

Private Advertisements and Miscellaneous

Notifications

TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD

NOTIFICATION

ROC. No. 24503/05/Suit.

24th February 2015.

Sub:— Extending for the period of earlier

notification assuming the management

of Ambattukavu Bhagavathi Temple—

Aluva—Reg.

Ref:— Final Notification dated 8-10-2009 in

R.O.C. 24503/05/Suit.

In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 36,

37 (e), 38(1) to (3) and 42 of Travancore Cochin Hindu

Religious Institution Act 1950 as amended on 2007,

(in short the “Act”) the Travancore Devaswom Board

(in short the “Board”) is pleased to make the following

notification for extending the period of earlier

notification dated 15-10-2014 published in the Kerala

Government Gazette on 25-11-2014 assuming the

management of Ambattukavu Bhagavathi Temple,

Aluva for a period of three years and by appointing the

Administrative Officer, Aluva Mahadeva Temple as the

receiver.

That the Ambattukavu Bhagavathi Temple is a public

religious endowment is originally belonged Karinagapalli

Swaroopam.

That the Board through its Commissioner issued a

notification under Section 37 © and 38 of the Act to take

over the management of the Temple. A preliminary

notification was issued on 8-10-2009 which was published

in the Government Gazette on 17-11-2009. The Management

was assumed for a period of three years in appointing a

Receiver, the Administrative Officer, Aluva Mahadeva

Temple.

That, the said order was challenged before the

Hon’ble High Court in WP© 37390/2009 and the Hon’ble

High Court allowed the matter to be raised before the civil

court and accordingly a civil suit was filed as OS 26 of

2010 by Ambattukavu Bhagavathi

Kshetra Samithi which was dismissed as not

maintainable from which R. F. A. No. 161/2013 has been

filed. Therein the Ambattukavu Bhagavathi Kshetra Samithi

has sought for stay of the Judgement and decree passed

by the Hon’ble District Court, Ernakulam and the Hon’ble

High Court passed an interim order on 28-2-2013 which is

being extended from time to time. In the meanwhile the

Secretary Ambattukavu Kshetra Samrakshna Seva

Sanghom has filed a writ petition No. 16946/13 seeking

implementation of the notification issued by the Board. The

Hon’ble High Court heard the both cases together and

directed the Board and the Administrative Officer of Aluva

Mahadevar Temple to form a proper adhoc temple

advisory committee and they should be entrusted with the

conduct to the day to day affairs of the temple under the

supervision of Administrative Officer as well as the

Assistant Devaswom Commissioner under the Board. The

Hon’ble High Court also directed that the adhoc temple

advisory committee should be maintained all records and

registers and the receipt in the relevant registers and

account should be submitted to the Administrative Officer,

Aluva. The account should be audited by the audit team

of the Board. The Hon’ble Court made clear that the

above is only an interim arrangement till a finally is

attained with regard to the notification issued by the

Board and will be subject to the further order to be

passed in W. P. (C). 16946/13 & RFA No. 161/2013.

In the above circumstances it is hereby declared that

the notification dated 15-10-2014 published on

25-11-2014 is extended for a further term of two years from

16-11-2014 by assuming the management of the temple and

appointing the Administrative Officer, Aluva Mahadeva

Temple as Receiver of the said temple for the said period

of one year with effect from 16-11-2014.

For Travancore Devaswom Board,

Devaswom Commissioner’s

P. VENUGOPAL I. A. S.,

Office, Thiruvananthapuram.

Commissioner.