IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE FRIDAY, THE 7TH MARCH 2008 / 17TH PHALGUNA 1929 WP(C).No. 4087 of 2008(J) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------------- BIJU LAL, AGED 37 YEARS, S/O. SURENDRAN, INDIRA BHAVAN, ANAPPARA P.O., TRIVANDRUM. BY ADV. SRI.T.A.UNNIKRISHNAN SRI.K.SATHEESH KUMAR RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, TRIVANDRUM. 2. THE VILLAGE OFFICER, VITHURA, TRIVANDRUM. 3. THE VITHURA GRAMA PANCHAYAT REP. BY SECRETARY, VITHURA GRAMA PANCHAYAT, TRIVANDRUM. *ADDL.R4 IS IMPLEADED: R4. AMBIKA, ROADARIKATHU VEEDU, ANAPPARA POST, VITHURA VILLAGE, TRIVANDRUM. (*ADDL.R4 IS IMPLEADED AS PER ORDER DTD. 29/02/2008 IN I.A.NO.3106/08) **ADDL.R5 IS IMPLEADED: R5. THE R.D.O., TRIVANDRUM **IS IMPLEADED AS SUO-MOTU AS PER ORDER DTD.7/03/2008 IN WPC. R1 & R2 BY SR.GOVT.PLEADER SRI.K.J.MOHAMMED ANZAR R4 BY ADV. SRI. BLAZE K.JOSE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 07/03/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss WPC.NO.4087/2008 J APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1: COPY OF THE PLAN. EXT.P2: COPY OF THE RECEIPT ISSUED BY 2ND RESPONDENT. EXT.P3: COPY OF THE NOTICE DTD. 23/01/2008. /TRUE COPY/ P.A.TO JUDGE Kss PIUS C. KURIAKOSE,J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No.4087 of 2008 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated: 7th March, 2008 JUDGMENT Mr.T.A.Unnikrishnan, counsel for the petitioner submits that while the petitioner was putting up the building on the strength of a building permit duly issued by the third respondent-Panchayat, he was served with an order by the 2nd respondent, the Village Officer prohibiting him from continuing with the construction on the basis of oral instructions given by the District Collector. The Government Pleader submits on the basis of the instructions from the District Collector that a complaint was received from the additional 4th respondent against the constructions of the petitioner. The complaint was that the petitioner while carrying out constructions encroached upon the road puramboke as well as private property belonging to the additional 4th respondent. 2. I have heard the submissions of Mr.T.A.Unnikrishnan, counsel for the petitioner, Mr.Blaze K.Jose, counsel for the additional 4th respondent and the learned Government Pleader for respondents 1, 2 and 5. 3. There is merit in the submissions of Mr.Unnikrishnan that the complaint of the additional 4th respondent that the private property W.P.C.No.4087/08 - 2 - belonging to him has been encroached upon is to be adjudicated by a competent civil court. At the same time it is noticed that the complaint which was submitted before the District Collector which was also to the effect that P.W.D. puramboke was encroached upon has been forwarded by the District Collector to the additional 5th respondent. Additional 5th respondent is now in seizin of the matter. Under these circumstances, the Writ Petition will stand disposed of issuing the following directions: The complaint of the additional 4th respondent that the private property belonging to him has been encroached upon by the petitioner is to be resolved through a competent civil court. The additional 5th respondent is directed to issue notice to the petitioner and finalise the proceedings initiated to the extent they are in response to the allegation that the Government land has been encroached upon. The R.D.O. will finalise the proceedings at the earliest and at any rate within six weeks of receiving copy of this judgment since the delay in the matter of carrying out constructions is causing difficulties to the petitioner. srd PIUS C.KURIAKOSE, JUDGE W.P.C.No.4087/08 - 3 -