IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE FRIDAY, THE 19TH JANUARY 2007 / 29TH POUSHA 1928 WP(C).No. 2324 of 2007(B) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ N. RAVINDRAN, S/O. NANU, AGED 53 YEARS, OLAVARA, UDUMBUMTHALA P.O., TRIKARIPUR, KASARAGOD DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.M.V.AMARESAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1.THE TRIKKARIPUR GRAMA PANCHAYAT, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, TRIKARIPUR. 2.THE PANCHAYAT COMMITTEE, TRIKKARIPUR GRAMA PANCHAYAT, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT. 3.THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYATS, KASARAGOD. 4.THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KASARAGOD. 5.STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL ADMINISTRATION, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R3 TO R5 BY GOVT. PLEADER MR.MATHEW G.VADAKKEL THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19/01/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C. KURIAKOSE,J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)No.2324 of 2007 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated: 19th January, 2007 JUDGMENT The grievance of the petitioner is that gross illegalities have been committed by the Panchayat in the matter of preparing and publishing the list of eligible beneficiaries relating to Beneficiary Oriented Schemes, 2006-07 in the Trikaripur Grama Panchayat. It is seen that the petitioner has already approached the Ombudsman for Local Self Government Institutions by filing complaint No.646/06 and have also filed Ext.P9 stay petition before the Ombudsman. Several grounds have been raised by the petitioner and several prayers are made. One of the prayers in the Writ Petition is a direction to the Ombudsman for an early disposal of the O.P. as well as Ext.P9 stay petition. 2. Having heard the submissions of Mr.M.V.Amaresan, learned counsel for the petitioner and those of Mr.Mathew G.Vadakkel, learned Government Pleader for respondents 3 to 5, I am of the view that it is not necessary to consider the prayers other than prayer No.4 in the Writ Petition. Prayer No.4 is already indicated, i.e., a direction to the Ombudsman for an early disposal of the O.P. and Ext.P9 stay petition. Accordingly, this Writ Petition will stand disposed of with the following directions: W.P.C.No.2324/07 - 2 - The Ombudsman for Local Self Government Institutions will take up O.P.No.646 of 2006 and Ext.P9 stay petition in the O.P. and dispose of the same in accordance with law. Orders on Ext.P9 in any event will be passed by the Ombudsman within six weeks of receiving a copy of this judgment and if possible in the next sitting itself. The other prayers and the grounds pertaining to those prayers are left open. srd PIUS C.KURIAKOSE, JUDGE