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The Kerala High Court has fined six Thrissur Corporation councillors and a lawyer a total of ₹10 lakh for filing multiple petitions and complaints (including to the Ombudsman) alleging irregularities in the lease of the Corporation-owned Bini Tourist Home. The court deemed the actions biased, intended to settle personal agendas, and detrimental to the Corporation’s revenue, particularly as it forced the winning bidder to withdraw.
## News Article: Kerala High Court Fines Councillors, Lawyer Over Tourist Home Lease Dispute

**KOCHI, August 21, 2025** – The Kerala High Court has levied a hefty fine of ₹10 lakh against six Thrissur Corporation councillors and a lawyer for what it deemed a “biased” and “agenda-driven” legal challenge to the lease of the Corporation-owned Bini Tourist Home.

The court, comprising Justice Amit Rawal and Justice P.V. Balakrishnan, ordered the councillors to jointly pay ₹5 lakh, while the lawyer must pay ₹5 lakh, within one month. The ruling stems from an appeal filed by the councillors against a single-bench order related to the tourist home’s leasing.

The court found fault with the petitioners’ repeated attempts to challenge the same single-bench order, both through a second appeal to the Division Bench and a separate complaint to the Ombudsman. This “clever tactic,” according to the court, was designed to undermine the Municipal Corporation and force the successful bidder to withdraw from the lease agreement.

“Such litigation appears biased and aimed at settling personal agendas against other councillors and the Mayor,” the court stated in its order. “The court must not be used as a platform to encourage such proceedings. Any attempt to curtail the Corporation’s right to earn revenue should not be entertained.”

The court emphasized that the actions of the councillors and the lawyer had prevented the Corporation from securing the highest bid for the Bini Tourist Home lease. The fines are intended to discourage frivolous and malicious litigation that harms public entities and their ability to generate revenue.

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