IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 7TH OCTOBER 2008 / 15TH ASWINA 1930 WP(C).No. 29564 of 2008(T) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- P.M.MOIDEENKOYA HAJI, S/O.KAMMU HAJI, MEMBER, THENHIPALAM GRAMA PANCHAYATH, PO.THENHIPALAM, MALAPPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.R.RAMADAS SRI.K.C. KRIAN RESPONDENT(S): 1 ---------------- 1. SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYATHS, MALAPPURAM. 3. THENHIPALAM GRAMA PANCHAYATH REP.BY ITS SECRETARY, THENHIPALAM PO., MALAPPURAM. 4. PRESIDENT, THENHIPALAM GRAMA PANCHAYATH THENHIPALAM PO., MALAPPURAM. G.P. SHRI.K.V.MANOJ KUMAR. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07/10/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P(C).No. 29564 of 2008 ================== Dated this the 7th day of October, 2008 J U D G M E N T For setting aside certain resolutions passed by the Panchayat Committee, allegedly in violation of the procedure prescribed under the Kerala Panchayat Raj Act, the petitioner, who is a Member of the Panchayat, submitted Ext.P4 appeal before the Government under Section 191 of the Kerala Panchayat Raj Act. The petitioner seeks a direction to the 1st respondent consider and pass orders on Ext.P4 expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. In the nature of the order I propose to pass, I do not think it necessary to issue notice to respondents 3 and 4. 3. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P4, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within one month from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner as well as the panchayat. However, I hasten to add that I have not considered the matter on merits and it is for the w.p.c.2956/08 2 Government to consider all aspects of the matter including the maintainability of the appeal at the instance of the petitioner who is a Member of the Panchayat which passed the resolutions. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge