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The Kerala High Court connected Wednesday (February 11, 2026) noted that determination were respective issues and "serious inconsistencies" successful the audit study of the Global Ayyappa Sangamam held past year and directed the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) to explicate the reasons for the same.
A Bench of justices Raja Vijayaraghavan V. and K.V. Jayakumar besides noted that the monetary worth of definite items, specified aravana, appam, vibhuti, kumkum and sandalwood, fixed to devotees and participants astatine the lawsuit has not been accounted for successful the publication of accounts.
The tribunal directed that the applicable inputs beryllium obtained from the Kerala State Audit and the TDB truthful that due orders tin beryllium issued. The tribunal listed the substance connected February 27.
The audit study was placed earlier the tribunal arsenic directed by it portion dismissing the petitions challenging the Global Ayyappa Sangamam.
After perusing the report, the Bench said it highlighted assorted issues specified arsenic execution of the enactment being fixed to the Indian Institute of Infrastructure and Construction (IIIC) without a tender oregon bidding process connected an expenditure positive 10% facilitation oregon administrative charge.
As per the report, determination were besides "serious inconsistencies" successful the computation of the estimated measure of quantity with respect to woody framework centre tables, nutrient serving charges successful VIP areas and outgo positive expenditure, the Bench noted. "There are besides issues with respect to GST input recognition arsenic well," the tribunal said.
The observations and directions of the Bench came connected a plea initiated by the tribunal connected its ain based connected the audit report.
