IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE WEDNESDAY, THE 20TH FEBRUARY 2008 / 1ST PHALGUNA 1929 WP(C).No. 5907 of 2008(C) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ M.T.SURENDRAN, MUNJANATTU HOUSE, PULICKALLU P.O., MANIMALA. BY ADV. SRI.BABU CHERUKARA SRI.S.RUSSEL SMT.ROSAMMA MATHEW SRI.V.R.ARUN SRI.ANZAR BASHEER RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. BLOCK DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, KANJIRAPPALLY. 2. MANIMALA GRAMA PANCHAYATH, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, MANIMALA, KARIKATTOOR P.O. 3. PRESIDENT, MANIMALA GRAMA PANCHAYATH, MANIMALA. 4. VILLAGE EXTENSION OFFICER, MANIMALA GRAMA PANCHAYATH, MANIMALA. 5. P.V.AUGUSTINE, POOKANAMPOIKA, KARIKATTOOR P.O., KARIKATTOOR. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI.K.J.MOHAMMED ANZAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20/02/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS.C.KURIAKOSE, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(c).No.5907 OF 2008 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 20th day of February, 2008 JUDGMENT The allegation raised by the petitioner is that the deletion of his name from the list of eligible beneficiaries under the Indira Avas Yogana Scheme and the inclusion of one P.V.Augustine, the 5th respondent, in the list as per Ext.P15 is the result of corruption and nepotism of the functionaries of the Panchayat. I am of the view that, going by the allegations, case comes squarely within the jurisdiction of the Ombudsman for Local Self Government Institutions. I dispose of the writ petition directing the petitioner to move the Ombudsman. However, considering the grounds raised in the writ petition and the submissions of the learned counsel for the petitioner, there will be a direction to the respondents not to implement Ext.P15 to the extent the same relates to P.V.Augustine, the 5th respondent, for a period of seven days from today. PIUS.C.KURIAKOSE JUDGE sv.