K. V. Jayakumar, J.

This report pertains to the submission of the periodical status report of the Chief Vigilance Officer. In this report, the Special Commissioner, Sabarimala has cited the order in DBP 2/2022 dated 14.02.2022. Clause (v) of the order reads as follows:

“(v) The Chief Vigilance Officer in the Vigilance Wing of the Travancore Devaswom Board shall submit the periodical status reports of the cases, once in six months, to the Special Commissioner, Sabarimala. Such status reports of the Chief Vigilance Officer shall be placed before the Devaswom Bench, along with the report of the Special Commissioner.”

2. In this report, the Special Commissioner, Sabarimala has pointed out various instances of vigilance inspections conducted as reported by the Chief Vigilance Officer of Sabarimala with regard to the malpractices, misconduct, unauthorized absence of the temple staff and the misconduct of the employees of other temples coming under the Travancore Devaswom Board.

3. During the final hearing of this matter, the learned Standing Counsel for the TDB, Sri.G.Biju, submitted that the order referred to by the Special Commissioner, i.e., DBP 2/2022 was later modified by this Court in