IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
WP(C) No. 5853 of 2007(V)
1. CHANDRAN V.,
... Petitioner
2. R.SIVADASAN, MEMBER,
3. A.CHAMI, S/O. AYYAN,
4. GURUVAYOORAPPAN, S/O. MANI,
5. KANDAMUTHAN, S/O. KARUPPANDI,
Vs
1. THE ELEVANCHERY GRAMA PANCHAYAT,
... Respondent
2. THE PRESIDENT,
3. SUMITRA, W/O. KRISHNANKUTTY,
4. PERUMAL, S/O. KRISHNAN,
5. MANIKANTAN, S/O. DORASWAMY,
6. VELAYUDHAN, S/O. RAMAN,
7. YOUSUF, S/O. ABDUL REHMAN,
8. SARASU, W/O. KANDAMUTHAN,
9. THE OMBUDSMAN FOR LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT
10. CHINNACHAMI, S/O. PONNAN,
For Petitioner :SRI.SAJAN VARGHEESE K.
For Respondent : No Appearance
The Hon'ble MR. Justice PIUS C.KURIAKOSE
Dated :21/02/2007
O R D E R
PIUS C. KURIAKOSE, J.
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W.P.(C) No.5853 OF 2007
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DATED THIS THE 21ST FEBRUARY, 2007
J U D G M E N T
Petitioners 1 and 2 are elected Members of Elevanchery Grama
Panchayat in Palakkad District and their complaint is that there has
been corruption in the matter of preparing the list of beneficiaries
under various schemes under the 2006-07.
I do not propose to examine the merits of the grounds raised.
The 9th respondent in the Writ Petition is the Ombudsman for Local Self
Government Institutions and I relegate the petitioners to their
remedies before the 9th respondent. The learned counsel for the
petitioners Mr.K.Sajan Varghese submits that he has been specifically
instructed by petitioners 1 and 2 who are Members of the Panchayat to
say that the benefits have not been released to anybody and much
less to respondents 3 to 8. In view of the above submission of the
learned counsel, there will be a direction that in pursuance to Ext.P6,
respondents 1 and 2 will not release payments to anybody for a period
of three weeks from today.
The Writ Petition is disposed of as above.
(PIUS C. KURIAKOSE, JUDGE)
WP(C)N0.5853 of 2007
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