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Govt bid to acquire Trivandrum Golf Club rejected
June 18, 2010
In a snub to the Left-ruled Kerala Government, the Supreme Court on Thursday refused to hand over the sole ownership of the 25-acre Trivandrum Golf Club to the State-owned Kerala sports council.
With the State Government adamant to take over the club located on prime land to train young boys and girls in the sport, the club questioned the expertise of the State-owned sports council, which, despite having a top-heavy board of 85 members, did not have a single member representing the game.
Finding this fact crucial to doubt the Government's good intentions, the Vacation Bench of Justices Deepak Verma and KS Radhakrishnan asked, "Why have you not kept any person repre senting golf on the board of sports council…Have you not found anybody suitable to represent golf or the State of Kerala does not feel golf is also a sport?” Senior advocate Jaideep Gupta appearing for the State Government replied, “The State Government consists of politicians and bureaucrats. If we can run the State why not golf?” But the Bench noted, “Only a person knowing golf can know which part of golf course is to be sprinkled, how the lawn is to be maintained.
Once it is spoilt, it is gone.” For this purpose, the court favoured constituting a high-powered committee, chaired by the Chief Secretary and comprising top Government officials including the Secretary (Sports), president of sports council, District Collector (Trivandrum) and Chief Engineer of PWD. Giving equal privilege to the club members, the court directed the club president, secretary, captain, and a member of the committee to be part of the apex committee.
As a further caution to ensure that club’s regular activities are not affected, the Bench directed the said committee to retain all present members and employees of the golf club in its day-to-day functioning. It further directed that all tournaments already fixed would be held as scheduled.
Earlier, senior advocate Shyam Divan, appearing for the club, had questioned the State Government’s attempt to overtake the management of the club in the name of easing entry to the common young men and women. The Government had objected to the club making an exclusive preserve for the elite class with a premier membership fee of Rs 1 lakh.
But the Government was caught on the wrong foot after Divan pointed out how the golf club in Cochin, where the Government has 26 per cent stake charged a membership fee of Rs 2 lakh.
He further pointed out that at present the board comprised of six Government nominees out of ten members. Moreover, the staff of the club had over 20 years experience in handling and maintaining the lawns, equipment and the club, which currently incurs an expenditure of Rs 40 lakh every year.
Govt bid to acquire Trivandrum Golf Club rejected
http://epaper.dailypioneer.com/THEPIONEER/PIONEER/2010/06/18/ArticleHtmls/18_06_2010_005_030.shtml?Mode=1
18 June 2010
Pioneer News Service, New Delhi:http://epaper.dailypioneer.com/THEPIONEER/PIONEER/2010/06/18/ArticleHtmls/18_06_2010_005_030.shtml?Mode=1
18 June 2010
In a snub to the Left-ruled Kerala Government, the Supreme Court on Thursday refused to hand over the sole ownership of the 25-acre Trivandrum Golf Club to the State-owned Kerala sports council.
With the State Government adamant to take over the club located on prime land to train young boys and girls in the sport, the club questioned the expertise of the State-owned sports council, which, despite having a top-heavy board of 85 members, did not have a single member representing the game.
Finding this fact crucial to doubt the Government's good intentions, the Vacation Bench of Justices Deepak Verma and KS Radhakrishnan asked, "Why have you not kept any person repre senting golf on the board of sports council…Have you not found anybody suitable to represent golf or the State of Kerala does not feel golf is also a sport?” Senior advocate Jaideep Gupta appearing for the State Government replied, “The State Government consists of politicians and bureaucrats. If we can run the State why not golf?” But the Bench noted, “Only a person knowing golf can know which part of golf course is to be sprinkled, how the lawn is to be maintained.
Once it is spoilt, it is gone.” For this purpose, the court favoured constituting a high-powered committee, chaired by the Chief Secretary and comprising top Government officials including the Secretary (Sports), president of sports council, District Collector (Trivandrum) and Chief Engineer of PWD. Giving equal privilege to the club members, the court directed the club president, secretary, captain, and a member of the committee to be part of the apex committee.
As a further caution to ensure that club’s regular activities are not affected, the Bench directed the said committee to retain all present members and employees of the golf club in its day-to-day functioning. It further directed that all tournaments already fixed would be held as scheduled.
Earlier, senior advocate Shyam Divan, appearing for the club, had questioned the State Government’s attempt to overtake the management of the club in the name of easing entry to the common young men and women. The Government had objected to the club making an exclusive preserve for the elite class with a premier membership fee of Rs 1 lakh.
But the Government was caught on the wrong foot after Divan pointed out how the golf club in Cochin, where the Government has 26 per cent stake charged a membership fee of Rs 2 lakh.
He further pointed out that at present the board comprised of six Government nominees out of ten members. Moreover, the staff of the club had over 20 years experience in handling and maintaining the lawns, equipment and the club, which currently incurs an expenditure of Rs 40 lakh every year.