JUDGMENT :

(Prayer in W.P. No.:- Writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a Writ of Mandamus forbearing the 1st and 2nd respondents dated 18.08.2020 in Lr.No.16909/2020/TU1 from processing, conducting or finalizing any tenders in any form relating to any works mentioned in the said letter.)

1. These batch of Writ Petitions have been filed by the Presidents of various Panchayats challenging the action of the Respondents in utilizing the funds meant for the Panchayats from and out of the 14th Financial Commission (hereinafter referred to as “FFC”) and utilizing the same for carrying out the works and particularly, the work of upgradation of roads in the respective villages falling within the panchayats, without the concurrence of the elected body in the respective panchayats. Apart from the said challenge, the Petitioners have also questioned the calling of tender by the Respondents for carrying on with the upgradation of road work in the respective panchayats.

2. The common grievance of the Petitioners is that the local body elections which were due in October 2016, was not conducted till the year 2019. During the interregnum period, in order to admin