IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE WEDNESDAY, THE 21ST FEBRUARY 2007 / 2ND PHALGUNA 1928 WP(C).No. 5853 of 2007(V) ------------------------- PETITIONERS: ------------ 1. CHANDRAN V., MEMBER, ELEVANCHERY GRAMA PANCHAYATH, CHITTUR TALUK, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. R/AT THANNIPUZHAKALAM, ELEVANCHERY P.O., CHITTUR TALUK, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. 2. R.SIVADASAN, MEMBER, ELEVANCHERY GRAMA PANCHAYAT, CHITTUR TALUK, PALAKKAD DISTRICT, RESIDING AT PUTHENVEEDU, PANANGATTIRI P.O., CHITTUR TALUK, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. 3. A.CHAMI, S/O. AYYAN, THUMBIDI HOUSE, ELEVANCHERY POST, CHITTUR TALUK, PALAKKAD DIST. 4. GURUVAYOORAPPAN, S/O. MANI, KOZHIKOTHI, PANANGATTIRI P.O., CHITTUR TALUK, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. 5. KANDAMUTHAN, S/O. KARUPPANDI, KOLUMBU, ELEVANCHERRY POST, CHITTUR TALUK, PALAKKAD DIST. BY ADV. SRI.SAJAN VARGHEESE K. SRI.LIJU. M.P RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE ELEVANCHERY GRAMA PANCHAYAT, ELEVANCHERY, CHITTUR TALUK, PALAKKAD DIST., REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. THE PRESIDENT, THE ELEVANCHERY GRAMA PANCHAYAT, ELEVANCHERY, CHITTUR TALUK, PALAKKAD DIST. WPC.5853/07 3. SUMITRA, W/O. KRISHNANKUTTY, KAROTTUPARA, PANANGATTIRI P.O., CHITTUR TALUK, PALAKKAD DIST. 4. PERUMAL, S/O. KRISHNAN, MANNAPARAMBU, PANANGATTIRI P.O., CHITTUR TALUK, PALAKKAD DIST. 5. MANIKANTAN, S/O. DORASWAMY, THUMBIDI HOUSE, ELEVANCHERY POST, CHITTUR TALUK, PALAKKAD DIST. 6. VELAYUDHAN, S/O. RAMAN, KOLAPULLIPADAM, VATTEKKAD P.O., CHITTUR TALUK, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. 7. YOUSUF, S/O. ABDUL REHMAN, PADINJAMURI, ELEVANCHERY POST, CHITTUR TALUK, PALAKKAD DIST. 8. SARASU, W/O. KANDAMUTHAN, MODAKKODE, PANANGATTIRI P.O., CHITTUR TALUK, PALAKKAD DIST. 9. THE OMBUDSMAN FOR LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS, KUNNUKUZHI, VANCHIYOOR P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-37. 10. CHINNACHAMI, S/O. PONNAN, THOOTTIPADAM, VATTEKKAD P.O., CHITTUR TALUK, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21/02/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C. KURIAKOSE, J. .......................................................... W.P.(C) No.5853 OF 2007 ........................................................... DATED THIS THE 21ST FEBRUARY, 2007 J U D G M E N T Petitioners 1 and 2 are elected Members of Elevanchery Grama Panchayat in Palakkad District and their complaint is that there has been corruption in the matter of preparing the list of beneficiaries under various schemes under the 2006-07. I do not propose to examine the merits of the grounds raised. The 9th respondent in the Writ Petition is the Ombudsman for Local Self Government Institutions and I relegate the petitioners to their remedies before the 9th respondent. The learned counsel for the petitioners Mr.K.Sajan Varghese submits that he has been specifically instructed by petitioners 1 and 2 who are Members of the Panchayat to say that the benefits have not been released to anybody and much less to respondents 3 to 8. In view of the above submission of the learned counsel, there will be a direction that in pursuance to Ext.P6, respondents 1 and 2 will not release payments to anybody for a period of three weeks from today. The Writ Petition is disposed of as above. (PIUS C. KURIAKOSE, JUDGE) WP(C)N0.5853 of 2007 -2- tgl