Local 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.

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.