IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE B.P.RAY TUESDAY, THE 8TH FEBRUARY 2011 / 19TH MAGHA 1932 WP(C).No. 37532 of 2010(N) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- A.R. MANIKANDAN, IX/1314, COLONY, MUNNAR, IDUKKI DISTRICT - 685 612. BY ADV. SRI.T.R.RAJAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, IDUKKI - 685 603. 2. THE TAHSILDAR, DEVIKULAM, PIN - 685 613. 3. THE VILLAGE OFFICER, K.D.H VILLAGE, 685 613. 4. THE MUNNAR GRAMA PANCHAYATH, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, MUNNAR, IDUKKI DISTRICT, PIN - 685 612. ADV. SMT.AYSHA YOUSEFF, SC, MUNNAR G.PANCHAY FOR R4 SMT.AYSHA YOUSEFF(S.C) MS.K.MEERA, GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08/02/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR & BHABANI PRASAD RAY, JJ. ---------------------------------- WP(C) No.37532 of 2010 (N) --------------------------------- Dated, this the 8th day of February, 2011 J U D G M E N T Ramachandran Nair, J. The only prayer made in the Writ Petition is for a direction to the District Collector to consider Ext.P5, which is petitioner's request to the District Collector to grant NOC to reconstruct a dilapidated old residential building. Learned Government Pleader submitted that no instruction is available from the respondents. But learned counsel for the petitioner has produced Ext.P7 report of the Village Officer. We do not think any instruction is required because we are only directing the District Collector to consider the petitioner's request, based on the Village Officer's report and if necessary after getting a fresh inspection carried out and in accordance with the norms and guidelines followed by him. Accordingly, this Writ Petition is disposed of directing the District Collector to consider the matter as above and pass orders on the request of the petitioner within a WP(C) No.37532/2010 -2- period of three weeks of production of a copy of this judgment. If approval is declined, he should state specifically the reason why it is not granted to the petitioner. This Writ Petition is disposed of as above. (C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE) (BHABANI PRASAD RAY, JUDGE) jg