IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC WEDNESDAY, THE 16TH JULY 2008 / 25TH ASHADHA 1930 WP(C).No. 21150 of 2008(P) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ RANI, AGED 41 YEARS, W/O.JIJI JOHN, CHALAKKAMATATH HOUSE, PAZHUKKARA P.O., ANNALOOR, THRISSUR DIST. BY ADV. SRI.RENJITH THAMPAN SMT.P.R.REENA RESPONDENTS: ------------- MALA GRAMA PANCHAYATH, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY, PANCHAYAT OFFICE, MALA, THRISSUR DIST. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 16/07/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J ----------------------------------------------------------------- W.P.(C).NO.21150/2008 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 16th day of July, 2008 JUDGMENT Petitioner submits that, in a plot of land covered by Exts.P1 and P1(a), he wants to construct a residential house. For that purpose, he wanted to make an application to the respondent Panchayat. According to the Petitioner, the application was refused to be accepted for the reason that the land is shown as a paddy filed in the revenue records. It is on this allegation, the writ petition has been filed. Petitioner is also relying on Ext.P4 judgment rendered by this court in WP(c).No.14357/2008 directing consideration of an application made for the construction of a residential house. 2. According to the counsel for the petitioner, the only reason for refusal of the respondent to accept the 2 application is that the land is described as a paddy field. It is contended that for several years there has not been any paddy cultivation in the land and that the land is a fully developed garden land. As stated by the petitioner, if the only reason is that the land is shown as a paddy filed, in my view, that cannot be a reason to ignore the reality and to refuse to accept the application for building permit. Therefore, the writ petition is disposed of directing that if the petitioner presents an application for a building permit in respect of the land covered by Ext.P1 and P1(a), that will be accepted by the respondent Panchayat and the same will be considered on merits and orders thereon will be passed without delay. ANTONY DOMINIC JUDGE vi. 3