IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE WEDNESDAY, THE 20TH DECEMBER 2006 / 29TH AGRAHAYANA 1928 WP(C).No. 33054 of 2006(I) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------- T.S.KURIAKOSE, S/O. STEPHEN, THOTTATHIL, THURUTHIKKADU, KALLOOPPARA VILLAGE, MALLAPPALLY TALUK. BY ADV. SRI.P.HARIDAS RESPONDENTS: ---------------- 1. DISTRICT COLLECTOR, PATHANAMTHITTA. 2. MEZHUVELIL GRAMA PANCHAYATH, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. R1 BY ADV. SRI. MATHEW G. VADAKKEL, SR. GOVT. PLEADER. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20/12/2006,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C. KURIAKOSE, J. ------------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 33054 OF 2006 ----------------------------------- Dated this the 20th day of December, 2006 JUDGMENT Learned Government Pleader is yet to get instructions regarding the status of Ext.P4 application for licence submitted by the petitioner for commencement of a cemetery. But Mr. P. Haridas, counsel for the petitioner submits that enquiries by the petitioner reveal that the Panchayat has already forwarded the files to the Collector and the Collector is now in seizin of the matter. If the application has already reached the Collector as forwarded by the Panchayat, it is only appropriate that the Collector takes an early decision. The Collector will take final decision on the application after complying with all statutory formalities at the earliest and at any rate within the statutory time limit itself. The Writ Petition is disposed of as above. PIUS C. KURIAKOSE, JUDGE btt WPC 2