IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC THURSDAY, THE 1ST JULY 2010 / 10TH ASHADHA 1932 WP(C).No. 20499 of 2010(J) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- N.V.MUHAMMED ALI, BLUE MOON, NEAR CIVIL COURT, THALASSERY-670101, KANNUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.A.MOHAMED MUSTAQUE SRI.K.R.AVINASH (KUNNATH) RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE DIRECTOR OF LOCAL FUND AUDIT TRIVANDRUM-695033. 2. THE SECRETARY, KANNUR MUNICIPALITY, KANNUR-670001. 3. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR, MUNICIPALITY AUDIT, C/O.MUNICIPALITY OFFICE, KANNUR-670001. GOVT. PLEADER SRI. ARAVINDKUMAR BABU SC FOR UNIVERSITY SRI. K.K. CHANDRAN PILLAI THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 01/07/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. -------------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) NO.20499 OF 2010 (J) -------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 1st day of July, 2010 J U D G M E N T Challenge in this writ Petition is against Exts.P9 and P10, by which the first respondent has issued a charge certificate to the petitioner invoking the provisions of the Kerala Local Fund Audit Act, 1994. Although various contentions have been raised by the counsel for the petitioner impugning the validity of Ext.P10 charge certificate, Section 16(3) of the Act provides for a right of appeal to the District Court and the District Court has been conferred power even to set aside the charge certificate. Therefore, as statutory remedy is available to the petitioner, leaving it open to the petitioner to resort that remedy, the writ petition is closed. (ANTONY DOMINIC) JUDGE vi/ WPC.No. /09 :2 :