IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
WP(C).No. 17002 of 2010(A)
1. TOMY JOSEPH KUNNEL,
... Petitioner
Vs
1. ARAKULAM GRAMA PANCHAYATH,
... Respondent
2. THE PRESIDENT,
3. THE SECRETARY TO LOCAL
For Petitioner :SRI.JOHNSON MANAYANI
For Respondent : No Appearance
The Hon'ble MR. Justice T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR
Dated :02/06/2010
O R D E R
T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J.
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W.P.(C) No.17002 OF 2010
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Dated this the 2nd day of June, 2010.
J U D G M E N T
The petitioner is a member of the 1st respondent-
Panchayath. He is aggrieved by the proposed inauguration of the
new office building of the Panchayath which is scheduled to take
place on 03.06.2010 as evidenced by Exhibit P1 inauguration
notice.
2. Mainly it is contended that the building is yet to be
completed and there is no proper decision by the Panchayath
Committee to have the inauguration at this stage and that too on
03.06.2010. It is pointed out that certain members of the
Committee have given a letter to the Secretary of the Panchayath
as per Exhibit P4 objecting to the procedure adopted.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the
decision has been taken with political motivation in the light of
the fact that the period of the Panchayath will be expiring shortly
and the next election will be conducted within a period of three
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months. It is further pointed out that the building itself is
incomplete and therefore the decision to inaugurate the same has
been taken hastily.
The inauguration of a building of the Panchayath exclusively
is within the powers of the authorities concerned. This Court in
this jurisdiction may not be justified in interfering in such a
matter especially since there is no plea of violation of any
statutes or any other provisions of law.
On the above grounds, this writ petition is dismissed.
T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR
JUDGE
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