IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURALE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.H.L.DATTU & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.K.BASHEER MONDAY, THE 11TH AUGUST 2008 / 20TH SRAVANA 1930 W.P(C).No. 23283 of 2008(V) ----------------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- T.V. MOHANAN, AGED 47 YEARS, S/O LATE VELAYUDHAN, THAMARASSERY HOUSE, SECRETARY, ANTI-CORRUPTION FORUM, C/O GLASCO PLYWOODS, C HANGARAMKULAM P.O., MALAPPURAM DISTRICT, PIN 679 575. BY ADV. SRI.P.K.JOSE RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY CHIEF SECRETARY, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE (VIGILANCE WING), GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYATHS, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. THE SECRETARY, NANNAMMUKKU GRAMA PANCHAYATH, P.O. NANNAMMUKKUM, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 5. SREE MOIDUNNI, NURUKKILAYIL HOUSE, P.O. MOOKKUTHALA, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. R1 TO R3 BY SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.M.P.SREEKRISHNAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11/08/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: H.L.DATTU, C.J. & A.K.BASHEER, J. ------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.23283 of 2008 ------------------------------------------ Dated, this the 11th day of August, 2008 JUDGMENT H.L.Dattu, C.J. Petitioner claims that he is the Secretary of the Anti Corruption Forum, Changaramkulam. It is further stated that it is a voluntary and non profit making organisation. It is again contended in the writ petition that the organisation has made efforts to clean up the society from the so-called corrupt persons/officials. 2. Petitioner seeks the following reliefs in this writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution which is styled as a public interest litigation. They are as under: “a) to issue a writ of mandamus commanding the respondents 2 and 3 to take immediate action on exhibits 3 & 4 respectively; b) to grant such other relief as this Honourable Court may deem fit in the facts and circumstances of the case.” 3. In our opinion, for the reliefs sought in the writ petition, the petitioner can agitate its grievances before various forums provided by the State Government, such as Ombudsman for Local Self Government Institutions, Vigilance Enquiry Officers, Lok Ayukta, etc. In our W.P.(C) No.23283 of 2008 2 opinion, if for any reason, redressal of its grievances are not made by those statutory bodies, then only the petitioner can approach this Court by filing an appropriate writ petition. 4. In that view of the matter, for the present, we decline to entertain this writ petition. Accordingly, the writ petition is rejected. Ordered accordingly. (H.L.DATTU) CHIEF JUSTICE (A.K.BASHEER) JUDGE vns