STATE OF KERALA ETC. versus GURUVAYUR DEVASWOM MANAGING COMMITTEE AND ORS. ETC.

STATE OF KERALA ETC. versus GURUVAYUR DEVASWOM MANAGING COMMITTEE AND ORS. ETC.

Competent authority shall scrutinise and sanction expenditure incurred by Administrator for examinations; remuneration awarded by High Court in extraordinary circumstances is not to be treated as precedent in future without specific justification.

Parties
Petitioner: State of Kerala; Respondents: Guruvayur Devaswom Managing Committee and Ors.; Administrator: Raghavan
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
18 November 1996
Procedural Posture
Special Leave Petition (civil) / Supreme Court Order Disposing SLP
Outcome
Petition disposed with observations; in second SLP, permission to file granted and petition dismissed with liberty to apply for expunging remarks in High Court.
Legal Topics
Expenditure Sanction in Public Administration, Remuneration to Deputed Officers, Recruitment Procedure in Statutory Bodies
Administrative Law Expenditure Sanction in Public Administration Remuneration to Deputed Officers Recruitment Procedure in Statutory Bodies

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Parties

State of Kerala

Petitioner

Guruvayur Devaswom Managing Committee and Ors.

Respondents

Raghavan

Administrator

Procedural Posture

Special Leave Petition (civil) / Supreme Court Order Disposing SLP

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the direction to sanction expenditure incurred by the Administrator for examination was proper.
  2. 2 Whether the grant of remuneration to the Administrator for exemplary work should be treated as precedent.

Ratio Decidendi

Competent authority shall scrutinise and sanction expenditure incurred by Administrator for examinations; remuneration awarded by High Court in extraordinary circumstances is not to be treated as precedent in future without specific justification.

Court Disposition

Petition disposed with observations; in second SLP, permission to file granted and petition dismissed with liberty to apply for expunging remarks in High Court.

Orders

  • Competent authority to scrutinise and sanction the expenditure as per procedure.
  • Remuneration to Administrator not to be treated as precedent.