IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH FRIDAY, THE 29TH AUGUST 2008 / 7TH BHADRA 1930 WP(C).No. 26447 of 2006(W) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- 1. GEORGE SEBASTIAN, OLAKKAPADIL HOUSE, EDATHUA. 2. ABRAHAM JOSEPH, MUPPATHINALIL HOUSE, PANDANKARI P.O., EDATHUA. BY ADV. SRI.K.SURENDRA MOHAN RESPONDENTS: ----------------------- 1. EDATHUA PANCHAYAT, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, OFFICE OF THE EDATHUA PANCHAYAT, EDATHUA. 2. THE PRESIDENT, EDATHUA PANCHAYATH, DO. DO. 3. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYATS, ALAPPUZHA. 4. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. ADV. SRI.P.VINODKUMAR FOR R1,2 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.NOBLE MATHEW THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 29/08/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C) NO.26447/2006 APPENDIX PETITIONERS EXHIBITS EXT.P1:- COPY OF THE REVISION PETITION DT. 31.12.1999 FILED BY THE IST PETITIONER. EXT.P2:- COPY OF THE REVISION PETITION FILED BY THE 2ND PETITIONER DT. 21.12.99. EXT.P3:- COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DT. 8.12.05 IN WP.C 26007/03. EXT. P4:- COPY OF THE MONEY ORDER RETURNED TO THE 2ND PETITIONER. EXT.P5:- COPY OF THE LETTER DT. 18.8.06 FROM THE IST RESPONDENT TO THE IST PETITIONER. EXT.P6:- COPY OF THE RECEIPT DT. 22.8.06. EXT.P7:- COPY OF THE LETTER DT. 7.8.06 FROM THE 2ND PETITIONER TO THE SIT RESPONDENT. EXT.P8:- COPY OF THE ORDER G.O.(RT)N O.2017/06/LSGD DT. 14.8.06. /TRUE COPY/ P.A. TO JUDGE tss KURIAN JOSEPH, J. ---------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.26447 of 2006 ---------------------------------------------- Dated 29th August, 2008. J U D G M E N T The writ petition is filed mainly with the following prayers:- “(i) To call for the records and proceedings of the respondents in relation to Exts.P2 to P8 and after scrutiny thereof to quash Ext.P8 as being arbitrary and without jurisdiction, by the issue of a writ of certiorari or any other appropriate writ, order or direction. (ii) To make over the revision petitions of the petitioners evidenced herein by Exts.P1 and P2, to the Tribunal for Kerala Local Self Government Institutions, for being considered and disposed of in accordance with law, within a specified time, by the issue of a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction.” Since the matter is to be considered by the Tribunal, the writ petition is allowed in terms of the second prayer. The interim order passed by this court will continue till the matter is disposed of by the Tribunal. KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE. tgs KURIAN JOSEPH, J ---------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.26447 of 2006 ---------------------------------------------- J U D G M E N T Dated 29th August, 2008.