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- The Kerala Vigilance department concluded that the financial loss of 17.14 lakh rupees in ghee sales during the 2025 pilgrimage season resulted from negligence and lack of supervision rather than deliberate fraud.
- Investigators found that 43 officials were involved in the lapse, many of whom were inexperienced or had recently been promoted to managerial positions.
- The High Court allowed the Travancore Devaswom Board to initiate departmental disciplinary action and recover the financial losses from the responsible employees.
- The court also ordered the board to establish a standard operating procedure within three weeks to prevent future irregularities.
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- Development of a new standard operating procedure by the Travancore Devaswom Board within three weeks
- Next court hearing on October 23, 2026
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Named India · Sabarimala temple · Travancore Devaswom Board · K.V. Jayakumar · Vigilance · V. Raja Vijayaraghavan
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