IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE FRIDAY, THE 30TH NOVEMBER 2007 / 9TH AGRAHAYANA 1929 WP(C).No. 26887 of 2007(A) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ REGHU MADATHIL, MADATHIL HOUSE, PARIMANAM, NEENDAKARA. BY ADV. SRI.P.B.SAHASRANAMAN SRI.K.JAGADEESH SRI.T.S.HARIKUMAR RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. NEENDAKARA GRAMA PANCHAYAT, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, NEENDAKARA P.O. 2. KERALA COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT AUTHORITIY, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRPERSON, SASTHRA BHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. UNION OF INDIA, MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, PARYAVARAN BHAVAN, NEW DELHI. *5. VIKRAMA KUMAR S/O. VASUDEVAN NAIR AGED 48 YEARS, “ATHAM”, KOLLAM – 9 ADDL. 5TH RESPONDENT IS IMPLEADED AS PER ORDER IN I.A. 13844/07 DT. 22.10.07 BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. K.J.MOHAMMED ANZAR ADV. SRI.P.PARAMESWARAN NAIR,ASST.SOLICITOR SRI.M.SASINDRAN FOR R1 SRI.P.GOPINATHA MENON FOR R5 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 30/11/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C. KURIAKOSE, J. -------------------------- W.P.(C). NO. 26887 OF 2007 --------------------- Dated this the 30th day of November, 2007 J U D G M E N T It is submitted by Sri. P.B.Sahasranaman, learned counsel for the petitioner, that pursuant to the interim order passed by this Court that the building in question has been provisionally numbered. It is not seriously in dispute that the 2nd respondent authority authority has to decide whether the building has been constructed in violation of the coastal zone regulations. The 2nd respondent authority is directed to take a decision on Ext.P3 after hearing the petitioner and also the additional 5th respondent as well as the 1st respondent Panchayat. While taking a decision on the question as to whether the building put up by the petitioner violates the coastal zone regulations, the 2nd respondent will have due regard to the CRZ notification. The numbering of the building, which is permitted by this court under the interim order dated 11.9.07, will be subject to the decision thus taken by the 2nd respondent. The 2nd respondent shall take a decision at the earliest and at any rate within three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above. PIUS C. KURIAKOSE, JUDGE vps