IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.S.R.BANNURMATH & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.K.BASHEER WEDNESDAY, THE 9TH SEPTEMBER 2009 / 18TH BHADRA 1931 WA.No. 1958 of 2009 --------------------- AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT IN WPC.5881/2009 DATED .................... APPELLANT/PETITIONER: --------------------------- ALPHONSA MATHEW, NEEROLICKAL HOUSE, P.O.PERUMPALLOOR, MUVATTUPUZHA, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.P.R.VENKETESH RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS: ---------------------------------- 1. ARAKUZHA GRAMA PANCHAYATH, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, ARAKUZHA, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. 2. THE SECRETARY, ARAKUZHA GRAMA PANCHAYATH ARAKUZHA, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. 3. CHETTOOR MATHAI VARKEY, PERINGAZHA KARA, MARADY VILLAGE, PERUMPALLOOR P.O. MUVATTUPUZHA TALUK, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. THIS WRIT APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 09/09/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.R. Bannurmath, C.J. & A.K. Basheer, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.A.No. 1958 OF 2009 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 9th day of September, 2009 JUDGMENT S.R.Bannurmath, C.J. Aggrieved by the rejection of the writ petition by the learned Single Judge, the present appeal is filed. 2. The appellant has challenged Ext.P21, the order of the Tribunal for Local Self Government Institutions dismissing the appeal filed by the petitioner as barred by limitation. Noticing the fact that though the order impugned before the Tribunal was passed in the year 1996, the approach of the appellant/petitioner to the Tribunal was almost after a period of 12 years, though the limitation prescribed is only 30 days. Taking into consideration the fact that the Tribunal has no jurisdiction to entertain a petition beyond the limitation prescribed, in our view, the learned Single Judge was justified in rejecting the prayer and upholding the order of the Tribunal that the appeal filed before it is beyond the WA No.1958 of 2009 -:2:- limitation prescribed. Hence we find no merit in the writ appeal and it is dismissed. S.R. Bannurmath, Chief Justice. A.K. Basheer, Judge. ttb