IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.M.JOSEPH WEDNESDAY, THE 22ND AUGUST 2007 / 31ST SRAVANA 1929 WP(C).No. 23607 of 2007(I) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ----------------- V.J. JOSEPH @ JONHY, AGED 56 YEARS, S/O. LATE ULAHANNAN, VATHELIL, SOUTH MARADY P.O., MOOVATTUPUZHA. BY ADV. SRI.V.PHILIP MATHEW RESPONDENTS: --------------------- 1. MARADY GRAMA PANCHAYAT OFFICE, S. MARADY P.O., MUVATTUPUZHA (VIA), REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. THE SECRETARY, MARADY GRAMA PANCHAYAT, S. MARADY P.O., MUVATTUPUZHA (VIA). BY ADV. SRI.K.B.ARUNKUMAR SRI.PRAVEEN K.JOY SRI.VARGHESE C.KURIAKOSE SRI.PRAVEEN K. JOY THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 22/08/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WPC. 23607/2007. APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXTS: EXT. P1 : A COPY OF THE NOTICE DATED 23.7.2007. EXT. P2 : COPY OF THE LICENCE APPLICATION DATED 28.7.2007. EXT. P3 : COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 31.7.2007. RESPONDENTS' EXTS: EXT. R1(a) : TRUE PHOTO COPY OF THE DECISION AND PUBLIC NOTICE DATED 27.12.2006 OF MARAD GRAMA PANCHAYAT. EXT. R1 (b) : TRUE PHOTO COPY OF THE COMPLAINT DATED 28.5.2007 SUBMITTED TO THIS RESPONDENT. EXT. R1(c) : TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER DATED 31.5.2007 OF RESPONDENT. EXT. R1(d) : TRUE PHOTO COPYOF THE REPORT DATED 5.7.2007 OF HEALTH INSPECTOR. K.M.JOSEPH, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - WP.(C) No. 23607 of 2007 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 22nd day of August, 2007 JUDGMENT Petitioner has approached this court challenging Ext.P1 and seeking a direction to grant license to the petitioner to conduct pig farm and also seeks a direction not to interfere with the farm mentioned in Exts.P1 to P3. 2. Today, when the matter came up, learned counsel for the respondents submits that the petitioner had submitted an application for grant of license and that a decision will be taken within a week. Recording the submission of the learned counsel for the respondents, the writ petition is disposed of directing the first respondent to take a decision in accordance with law on the application submitted by the petitioner for license within a period of one week from today. (K.M. JOSEPH, JUDGE) sb