COMMON JUDGMENT

These writ petitions are connected, and therefore, I am disposing of these cases by a common judgment. The issues raised in these writ petitions are one and the same, and therefore, I am disposing of them by a common judgment.

2. The petitioners in these writ petitions are Councillors of Maradu Municipality, and they were representing different divisions during different periods. The petitioners received Ext.P1, produced in these writ petitions, directing the remittance of a certain amount stated as liabilities of Councilors under different heads. It is stated that the alleged liabilities are to be apportioned among the members of the Municipal Council who were present in the council meeting and who did not object to the decision concerned. It is stated that an amount of Rs. 13,84,560.29/- was spent in excess of the relevant act and the government order for purchasing land for the members of the Scheduled Caste, as per connected cases decision No. 1 of the Municipal Council dated 26.03.2016. This is the reason mentioned in WP(C) No.42688 of 20