IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE THURSDAY, THE 12TH APRIL 2007 / 22ND CHAITHRA 1929 WP(C).No. 5392 of 2007(P) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ BALAKRISHNAN NAIR, S/O. RAMAN NAIR, PRESIDENT, MAVOOR GRAMA PANCHAYATH, KOZHIKODE. BY ADV. SRI.P.V.KUNHIKRISHNAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1.V.S. RANJITH, S/O.K.C.SIVARAMAN NAIR, EDAVALATH PARAMBATH HOUSE, CHERUPPA P.O., KOZHIKODE. 2.DEPUTY DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR, DISTRICT LOCAL FUND AUDIT, KOZHIKODE. 3.PANCHAYATH DEPUTY DIRECTOR, KOZHIKODE. 4.DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KOZHIKODE. 5.STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT, TRIVANDRUM. 6.K. IBRAHIM KOYA, `CHAKINDARI, RAHIYANA,' KAVOOR, CALICUT. R2 TO R5 BY GOVT. PLEADER SMT.T.B.RAMANI R1 BY ADV. SRI.HARISH R. MENON SRI.K.T.SHYAMKUMAR R6 BY ADV.SRI.T.SETHUMADHAVAN SRI.PUSHPARAJAN KODOTH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 12/04/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C. KURIAKOSE,J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)No. 5392 of 2007 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated: 12th April, 2007 JUDGMENT I do not propose to go into the merits of the matter. The 2nd prayer in the Writ Petition is that the 5th respondent, the Government be directed to take an early decision on Ext.P8. Considering the 2nd prayer, I dispose of the Writ Petition itself directing the 5th respondent, the Government to take up Ext.P8 and dispose of the same in accordance with law at the Government's earliest and at any rate within three months of receiving a copy of this judgment together with a copy of the Writ Petition and all the exhibits. Till such time as the Government takes a decision on Ext.P8, the proceedings presently pending before the Ombudsman ( O.P.No.915/06) will be deferred. srd PIUS C.KURIAKOSE, JUDGE