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 Court held that in such a situation, the police cannot remain mute spectators but must handle the situation with an iron hand to enforce the rule of law.
It was further emphasized that unless such “mobocracy” is prevented, it risks becoming the new normal, which would lead to the destruction of democracy and the basic tenets of the rule of law.
