IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN TUESDAY, THE 13TH OCTOBER 2009 / 21ST ASWINA 1931 WP(C).No. 27941 of 2009(K) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- E.J.DANTIES,AGED 40,S/O.JOSEPH, EDASSERY HOUSE,ANGAMALY,ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. MR.B.RAMACHANDRAN. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF LOCAL ADMINISTRATION,GOVERNMENT SECRETARIATE,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. MANALOOR GRAMA PANCHAYATH,MANALOOR, THRISSUR DISTRICT, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. R1 BY GOVT. PLEADER MR. C.S. MANU. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 13/10/2009,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. ----------------------------------------- W.P.(C)No.27941 of 2009-K ----------------------------------------- Dated 13th day of October, 2009 J U D G M E N T Ext.P4 order passed by the Secretary, Manaloor Grama Panchayat under Section 235W of the Kerala Pachayat Raj Act, 1994 is under challenge in this writ petition. Section 276(4) of the Kerala Pnachayat Raj Act provides for an appeal from orders passed under Section 235W of the Act to the Tribunal for Local Self Government Institutions. The petitioner thus has an effective and meaningful alternate remedy by way of appeal. I am therefore of the opinion that the petitioner should move the Tribunal for Local Self Government Institutions by filing an appeal, instead of seeking the intervention of this Court, at this stage. I accordingly dismiss this writ petition reserving liberty with the petitioner to move the Tribunal for Local Self Government Institutions in appeal under Section 276(4) of the Kerala Panchayat Raj Act, 1994. The contentions of the petitioner on the merits are kept open. P.N.RAVINDRAN Judge ab