Kerala's Ombudsman for Local Self Government Institutions is a single-member quasi-judicial body headed by a former High Court judge

Background

The Ombudsman for LSGI began functioning in the year 2000 as a 7 member body with a retired High Court judge as its Chairman.
It was made a single member body through an amendment of the Panchayath Raj Act in the year 2001.
It is a high powered quasi judicial body functioning at the state level with its Head Quarters in the State Capital.
Under the present law, only a former judge of the High Court can be appointed as Ombudsman.
It can conduct investigations and enquiries into mal administration, corruption, favouritism, nepotism, lack of integrity, excessive action, inaction and abuse of position.
The department's page notes that possibly no other State in India has such an institution to oversee local self-government institutions.