Heard Mr. Jayesh Mohankumar, learned counsel for the petitioner, Mr. Jaiju Babu, learned Senior Advocate instructed by Ms. M.U. Vijayalakshmi, learned counsel for respondent No.6, Mr. M. Sasindran, learned counsel for respondent No.7 and Ms. Vinitha B., learned Senior Government Pleader.

2. This Public Interest Litigation is filed by the Vice President of a political party of Kasaragod District, who is employed as a night watchman in Vellarikundu Primary Cooperative Agricultural & Rural Development Bank Ltd. The petitioner alleges that large scale irregularity and siphoning of public fund is being carried out on the pretext of conducting the “Bekal International Beach Day & Night Festival” during 2022 & 2023. The petitioner alleges that on 02.12.2022, the Tourism Department sanctioned Rs.10 lakhs for conducting the 1^st Bekal International Beach Day & Night Festival. First edition of the Bekal International Beach Day &

Night Festival was held between 24.12.2022 to 02.01.2023 under the organising committee chaired by the 7^th respondent. The organising committee printed eight lakh tickets and raised large sums from stalls, sponsors, institutions and the public, including funds collecte