IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 27TH FEBRUARY 2009 / 8TH PHALGUNA 1930 WP(C).No. 6541 of 2009(K) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- BHARTI AIRTEL LIMITED FORMERLY BHARTI TELE-VENTURES LTD., S.L. AVENUE, N.H. BYPASS, KUNDANNUR, KOCHI, REP. BY ITS HEAD-LEGAL, SRI. P. JAYABAL MENON. BY ADV. SRI.SANTHOSH MATHEW SRI.SATHISH NINAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE SECRETARY, CORPORATION OF COCHIN, ERNAKULAM. 2. THE CORPORATION COUNCIL, CORPORATION OF COCHIN, ERNAKULAM, REP. BY ITS CHAIRMAN. BY ADV. SRI. RAMESH BABU, S.C. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 27/02/2009 A/W. W.P.C. NOS. 6546, 6548 & 6552, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY, DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. Siri Jagan, J. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= W. P (C) Nos. 6541, 6546, 6548 & 6552 of 2009 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Dated this, the 27th February, 2009. J U D G M E N T In all these writ petitions, the petitioners are engaged in the business of providing telecommunication services to the public. They have erected telecommunication towers in the city of Cochin which, according to them, are after complying with the statutory formalities under the Kerala Municipality Act and the Kerala Municipality Building Rules. They now apprehend that the Corporation would, without notice or hearing, undertake demolition of their telecommunication towers. The basis of the apprehension is a news item published in all news papers, wherein the Corporation is stated to have taken a decision to demolish all unauthorised towers within seven days. The petitioners apprehend that their towers also would be demolished without notice on the ground that the same have been constructed unauthorisedly. 2. I have heard the learned standing counsel for the Corporation also. Learned standing counsel submits that only unauthorisedly constructed towers would be proceeded against, that too, only after complying with the procedure prescribed under the Kerala Municipality Act and the Kerala Municipality Building Rules. This submission is recorded and these writ petitions are disposed of on the basis of the said submission. S. Siri Jagan, Judge. Tds/