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Police Must Act Decisively When a Mob Obstructs a Local Body’s Functions

Posted by By K Rajasekharan 10 October 2025Posted inLocal Government Laws
In Kizhakkambalam Grama Panchayat v. Superintendent of Police, Ernakulam Rural [2025:KER:58982], the High Court of Kerala observed that when a duly constituted Grama Panchayat is exercising its statutory functions, no individual or mob has the authority to obstruct those functions by taking the law into their own hands.
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Voting Against Party Lines Leads to Disqualification in Kerala Local Governments

Posted by By K Rajasekharan 10 October 2025Posted inLocal Government Laws
The Kerala High Court, in V V Varghese v. Kerala State Election Commission [2009:KER:21461], clarified this principle. The court distinguished between a "conscience vote," which may be permitted by an express party whip, and a "conscious vote," which must align with party policy.
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