[WP(C).21365/2018, WP(C).40452/2018,

& WP(C).16587/2019]

Dated this the 16th day of October 2019

These writ petitions call focus to a very peculiar problem

faced by the various Local Self Government Institutions with

respect to funding for their public projects and activities.

2. Since all the three cases involve similar circumstances

and since the prayers made are also analogous to each other, I

deem it appropriate to hear all of them together.

3. For the sake of convenience, I deem to take W.P.(C)

No.40452/2018 as the lead case and all references to persons

and documents in this judgment, unless otherwise specified,

will be as appearing in this writ petition.

4. The petitioner in W.P.(C) No.40452/2018 is a Panchayat;

while the petitioners in W.P.(C) Nos.21365/2018 and

16587/2019 are members of Idukki District Panchayat.

5. The petitioners allege that with respect to funding of

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projects being made by the various Local Self Government

Institutions, the Government had initially issued Ext.P1 order,

which was in force till March, 2018, whereby the respective

Institutions were authorised to meet all expenditure of

spill-over works against the current year allotment. They say

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