IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN WEDNESDAY, THE 19TH AUGUST 2009 / 28TH SRAVANA 1931 WP(C).No. 23710 of 2009(G) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. VENGANNOOR GRAMA PANCHAYAT, VENGANNOOR PO TRIVANDRUM REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT SHEELA BHADRAN, W/O.BHADRAN 2. T.RADHAKRISHNAN, SECRETARY, VENGANNOOR GRAMA PANCHAYAT VENGANNOOR PO, TRIVANDRUM BY ADV. SRI.SIBY MATHEW SRI.PHILIP J.VETTICKATTU SRI.B.PREMNATH (E) RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE OMBUDSMAN FOR LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS TRIVANDRUM 2. VAMADEVAN NAIR C, ANANDHABHAVAN, ARIMALOOR KANDALA PO, TRIVANDRUM 3. UDAYACHANDRA BABU R.J, ARCHANA, PANANGOD VENGANNOOR PO, TRIVANDRUM THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19/08/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: THOTTATHIL B. RADHAKRISHNAN, J. `````````````````````````````````````````````````````` W.P.(C) No. 23710 OF 2009 G `````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Dated this the 19th day of August, 2009. J U D G M E N T The learned counsel for the petitioner Panchayat states that Ext.P18 was never intended to carry what it says and that the Panchayat has instructed the Secretary to withdraw it and tender unconditional apology to the learned Ombudsman for Local Self Government Institutions. It is stated that Ext.P17 is only a resolution drawn up to enable submissions being made before the learned Ombudsman to appraise the said authority of a particular fact situation. If this were so, it is now for the Panchayat and the Secretary to make specific statements in writing before the learned Ombudsman ensuring that apology as suggested is duly communicated unconditionally and seeking variation of the decision of the learned Ombudsman. That does not require the intervention of the writ court. Recording the aforesaid, this matter is closed, leaving the parties to seek relief before the learned Ombudsman. Issue copy of this judgment today itself. Sd/- (THOTTATHIL B. RADHAKRISHNAN, JUDGE) aks