IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
RAJA VIJAYARAGHAVAN V, K. V. JAYAKUMAR, JJ
V.D.THANKACHAN – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF KERALA – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. review petition filed under specific procedural rules. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. claims of omission and statutory authority under panchayat raj act. (Para 3 , 4) |
| 3. explaining the parameters for invoking review powers. (Para 7 , 8 , 9) |
| 4. distinct nature of review compared to appeal. (Para 10 , 11) |
K.V. Jayakumar, J.
This Review Petition is preferred under Order XLVII Rule 1 r/w Section 114 of the Code of Civil Procedure , by the petitioner in W.P.(C) No.20996/2024, seeking to review the common judgment of this Court dated
17.10.2025 in W.P(C) Nos.14200/2024 and 20996/2024.
2. The two Writ Petitions were filed challenging the order of the Ombudsman for Local Self Government Institutions. This Court, as per judgment dated 17.10.2025, has allowed W.P.(C) No. 14200/2024 filed by the Cochin Devaswom Board and dismissed W.P.(C) No. 20996/2024 preferred by the review petitioner herein.
3. The learned counsel for the review petitioner submitted that the judgment sought to be reviewed is vitiated by errors apparent on the face of the record. The learned counsel contended that the specific case of the review petitioner is that the action of the Secretary of the Panchayat in not proceedin
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