Marutharode Grama Panchayath v. the State of Kerala
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COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT: THE…
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT:
THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE P.V.ASHA
THURSDAY, THE 20TH DAY OF OCTOBER 2016/28TH ASWINA, 1938
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PETITIONER:
MARUTHARODE GRAMA PANCHAYATH, REPRESENTED BY ITS SPECIAL GRADE SECRETARY, MARUTHARODE P.O. PALAKKAD.
BY ADV. SRI.T.C.SURESH MENON
RESPONDENT(S):
1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO THE DEPARTMENT OF, LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM.
2. THE DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYATHS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM.
3. THE SECRETARY, DECENTRALISATION PLANNING COMMITTEE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM.
R1,R3 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI SANTHOSH PETER
R2 BY ADVS. SRI.JIBU P THOMAS
SRI.SUNIL J.CHAKKALACKAL
THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 20-10-2016, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
K.V.
WPC NO 16873 OF 2006:
APPENDIX
PETITIONERS EXHIBITS:
RESPONDENTS EXHIBITS: NIL
/TRUE COPY/
P.A.TO JUDGE
K.V.
P.V.ASHA, J.
W.P(C) No.16873 of 2006-H
Dated this the 20th day of October, 2016
JUDGMENT
The petitioner panchayat has filed this writ petition challenging Ext.P1 circular and praying for a direction to the Government not to interfere with the right of the panchayat to utilise its own funds to meet the electricity charges for drinking water scheme.
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Accordingly, making the interim order absolute, this writ
petition is closed.
Sd/- (P.V.ASHA, JUDGE)
rtr/
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Marutharode Grama Panchayath
The State of Kerala
The Director of Panchayaths
The Secretary, Decentralisation Planning Committee
P.V.Asha
As recorded by the court registry
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