JUDGMENT

Dated this the 30^th day of January, 2026 Petitioner has approached this Court challenging Ext.P7 order issued by the Ombudsman for Local Self Government Institutions, wherein a direction was issued to the respondent Panchayat to take action against the building constructed by the petitioner stating that the construction is unauthorised. Petitioner is also aggrieved by Ext.P8, a consequential order issued by the respondent Panchayat directing the petitioner to demolish the unauthorised construction.

2. It is the admitted case of the petitioner that the building has been constructed without obtaining necessary permit from the local authority. Therefore, the direction issued by the respondent Panchayat as per Ext.P8 cannot be interfered with. Though the petitioner has a case that the said notice was issued in compliance with the direction in Ext.P7 which according to the petitioner is illegal inasmuch as the Omudsman for Local Self Government Institution has no authority to pass an order in the nature of Ext.P7. Whatever that be, I am not interfering with Exts.P7 and P8 especially for the reason that the building has been constructed without obtaining necessary permit from the