IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 2ND JUNE 2010 / 12TH JYAISTHA 1932 WP(C).No. 17082 of 2010(I) ------------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------- OMANAKUTTAN, AGED 42, S/O.UNNIKRISHNAN NAIR, MADAMON MADOM, MURINJAPALAM, MEDICAL COLLEGE P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY MR.B.S.SIVAJI, ADVOCATE. MR.V.R.SWAMINATHAN, ADVOCATE. RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, STATE SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF LOCAL ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE SECRETARY, CORPORATION OF THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. THE TOWN PLANNER, CORPORATION OF THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, TOWN PLANNING OFFICE, PALAYAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY MR.P.K. MANOJKUMAR, SC FOR R3 & R4. MS.K.R. DEEPA, GOVERNMENT PLEADER. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 02/06/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.17082 OF 2010 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 2nd day of June, 2010. J U D G M E N T The petitioner has filed this writ petition aggrieved by Exhibit P2 communication issued by the Town Planner of the Corporation rejecting the application for building permit. 2. It is submitted that the reasons stated to reject the application cannot be supported. Various grounds have been taken in the writ petition to challenge the order. The order is appealable and the appeal lies before the Tribunal for Local Self Government Institutions. If an appeal is filed by the petitioner, the same will be considered by the Tribunal in accordance with law. Leaving open the remedy of the petitioner to file an appeal, this writ petition is disposed of. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR JUDGE smp