IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH MONDAY, THE 1ST SEPTEMBER 2008 / 10TH BHADRA 1930 WP(C).No. 5915 of 2006(D) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- SRI. P.R. VIDYADHARAN, THATTAKKATTIL HOUSE, CHITTAR, SEETHATHODU VILLAGE, RANNI TALUK, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.A.M.SHAFFIQUE (SR.), SRI.E.K.NANDAKUMAR, SRI.A.K.JAYASANKAR NAMBIAR. RESPONDENTS: ----------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT VIGILANCE (D) DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. SEETHATHODU GRAMA PANCHAYAT SEETHATHODU, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. NOBLE MATHEW FOR R1 TO R3. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 01/09/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C). NO.5915/2006-D: APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS: EXT.P.1: COPY OF THE LETTER DTD. 29/07/02 ALONG WITH THE INSPECTION REPORT OF THE LOCAL AUDIT FOR THE YEAR 1997-98 TO 1999-00. EXT.P.3: COPY OF THE ORDER DTD. 04/12/02 IN O.P. NO. 1084/2001 OF THE OMBUDSMAN FOR LOCAL SELF GOVT. INSTITUTIONS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. EXT.P.3: COPY OF THE LETTER DTD. 26/02/05 ENCLOSING THE REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF VIGILANCE, NO.9501/D3/2004/VIG. EXT.P.4: COPY OF THE LETTER DTD. 17/03/05 ISSUED BY THE R.3. TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE PANCHAYAT. EXT.P.5: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DTD. 20/07/2005 ISSUED BY THE PETITIONER. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL. //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE. prv. KURIAN JOSEPH, J. ---------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.5915 of 2006 ---------------------------------------------- Dated 1st September, 2008. J U D G M E N T The writ petition is filed mainly with the following prayers :- “(1) Call for the report of the Director of the Vigilance and Anti Corruption Bureau submitted to the second respondent under cover of Ext.P3 and peruse the same. (2) Issue a writ of mandamus or other appropriate writ, order or direction requiring respondents 1 and 2 to take action on the report submitted by the Director of Vigilance and Anti Corruption Bureau and recover the loss sustained to the 4th respondent Panchayat from those responsible.” Petitioner has submitted Ext.P5 before the first respondent. There will be a direction to the first respondent to look into Ext.P5 and take appropriate action in accordance with law in the matter, if not already taken, with notice to the petitioner and 4th respondent within four months from the date of production of a copy of the judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above. KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE. tgs.. KURIAN JOSEPH, J ---------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.5915 of 2006 ---------------------------------------------- J U D G M E N T Dated 1st September, 2008.