Secretary, Maranallur Grama Panchayat & Anr. reported in [2009 (4) KHC 170] considered a complaint of inaction on the part of the Panchayat Secretary and held that the Ombudsman can direct the Panchayat Secretary to take a decision on the complaint. It was found that inaction will confer jurisdiction on the Ombudsman to interfere in a matter. In Krishnan Nair V. Secretary, Corporation of Thiruvananthapuram reported in [2010 (2) KLT 128] , a learned Single Judge held that the Local Self Government Institutions are duty bound to carry out commands of the LSGI Tribunal and failure to do so, would amount to maladministration. In Kulukkalloor Grama Panchayat V. Ombudsman for Local Self-Govt. Institutions & Ors. reported in [2013 (2) KHC 133] , an order was issued by the Ombudsman directing payment in a complaint alleging that the Panchayat has failed to make a payment towards the cost of material supplied by the complainants. The Court noticed that the word “maladministration” is defined as any action taken or purporting to have been taken in the exercise of administrative functions in any case where such action, administrative procedure or practice governing such actions is unreasonable, unjust, oppressive, discriminatory, or nepotic and will make an illegitimate gain or loss or will deny deserving benefits and that it included willful
