IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE VIJU ABRAHAM WEDNESDAY, THE 11^TH DAY OF JUNE 2025 / 21ST JYAISHTA, 1947 WP(C) NO. 5991 OF 2021 PETITIONER:

JUHEE MARIA TOM AGED 37 YEARS S/O. THOMAS, KIZHAKKEDATHU KUNTHALAMPARA, KATTAPPANA P.O., KATTAPPANA SOUTH, UDUMBANCHOLA, IDUKKI-685515, (PRESENTLY WORKING AS SECRETARY, KOOTHATTUKULAM MUNICIPALITY, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT).

BY ADVS.

SRI.P.R.VENKATESH SRI.G.KEERTHIVAS RESPONDENTS:

1 TANUR MUNICIPALITY TANUR, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, TANUR-676302.

2 DIRECTOR, KERALA STATE AUDIT DEPARTMENT, MALAPPURAM-676505.

3 SENIOR DEPUTY DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT AUDIT, MALAPPURAM-676505.

4 D.RAJEEV, PVRA-95A, NADUVILA LANE, NCC ROAD, PEROORKADA P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695005.

BY ADVS.

SHRI.HARISH R. MENON GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.K.T.SHYAMKUMAR SMT.K.N.ABHA SRI.A.G.PRASANTH GP- ADV. NIMA JACOB THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 11.06.2025, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

JUDGMENT

Dated this the 11^th day of June, 2025 Petitioner has approached this Court challenging Exts.P1, P4 and P5 which are surcharge proceedings initiated by the Local Fund Audit Department.

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