IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN THURSDAY, THE 20TH NOVEMBER 2008 / 29TH KARTHIKA 1930 WP(C).No. 34265 of 2008(D) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- T.N.SOMARAJAN NAIR, S/O.NARAYANAN NAIR, AGED 49 YEARS,THYTHOTTATHIL HOUSE, MANIYAR P.O., RANNI, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.BIJU ABRAHAM RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. VADASSERIKKARA GRAMA PANCHAYAT, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. THE TRIBUNAL FOR LOCAL SELF GOVT. INSTITUTIONS, TRIVANDRUM, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. SMT.K.R.DEEPA, G.P. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20/11/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P(C).No.34265 of 2008 ================== Dated this the 20th day of November, 2008 J U D G M E N T The petitioner's application for condonation of delay in filing an appeal before the Tribunal for Local Self Government Institutions has been dismissed by Ext.P4 order on the ground that the delay is 123 days. The petitioner is challenging that order in this writ petition. As per the rules applicable, the Tribunal has power to condone delay of only upto 30 days. Admittedly the delay in this case is 123 days. Therefore, the Tribunal has no jurisdiction to condone that delay. It has been held so by this Court in Court in Thomas Thomas v. Kottayam Municipality [2008 (3) KLT 964]. In view of the above decision, the challenge against Ext.P4 is unsustainable. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge 2