The Kerala High Court has temporarily restrained panchayats from releasing funds for the Navakerala Sadas without the approval of panchayat councils.
Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas issued the order on a group of petitions that came up before the court.
K. Ismail of Pukkottor panchayat, Malappuram, P.K. Sharafudheen, vice-president of Peruvayal panchayat, Kozhikode, and Abdurahiman Karatt, block panchayat president, Malappuram, had moved the High Court challenging the reported moves of the secretaries of local bodies from releasing funds for the Navakerala Sadas programme that is being undertaken by the State Cabinet in all the districts.
