IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 6TH AUGUST 2010 / 15TH SRAVANA 1932 WP(C).No. 17672 of 2010(H) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- V.K.BHASKARA PILLAI, S/O.KRISHNA PILLAI, AGED 61 YEARS, KIZHAKKEKUMARAKATH HOUSE, AROOR P.O., ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.K.T.SHYAMKUMAR RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. AROOR GRAMA PANCHAYATH, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, AROOR P.O., ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. 2. THE SECRETARY, AROOR GRAMA PANCHAYATH AROOR P.O., ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT ADV. SRI.J.OM PRAKASH FOR R1,2 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 06/08/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 17672 of 2010(H) APPENDIX --------------- PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS ----------------------------------- P1:- TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION FOR ASSIGNMENT OF BUILDING NUMBER SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT. P2:- TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION FOR REGULARISATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER ON 6.2.10. P3:- TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DT.11.2.10 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT. P4:- TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DT.22.2.10 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT. P5:- TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DT.12.4.10 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT. P6:- TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER DT.31.5.10 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT ENCLOSING THE COPY OF THE REGISTER. //TRUE COPY// PA TO JUDGE. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ---------------------------------------- WP (C) No. 17672 of 2010 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 6th day of August, 2010 J U D G M E N T -------------------------- The grievance raised by the petitioner herein is that the respondents have not assigned to number the building constructed by the petitioner. 2. The petitioner is the owner of 3 cents of land in Sy.No: 426/6/4 of Aroor Village in Cherthala Taluk. According to the petitioner, the work was commenced in February 2006 and by June 2007 the structural work of the building was completed. The work was commenced only after informing the Panchayath also. It is submitted that as per circular dated 20.06.2007, the Government of Kerala made applicable the provisions of Kerala Municipal Building Rules to all the Grama Panchayath. Thereafter, the Government issued Circular No:24136(1)/R.A1/07/LSGD dated 26.07.2007 wherein it was made clear that if any construction has been started prior to 06.06.2007, for such 2 WP (C) No. 17672 of 2010 constructions, plan need not be submitted before the Panchayath in terms of the Building Rules. 3. The applications submitted by the petitioner was rejected as per Exhibit P3 and P5. 4. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the Panchayath also. It is submitted that the Panchayath will reconsider the matter within a short period. Therefore, Exhibits P3 and P5 are quashed. There will be a direction to the respondents to consider the matter and take a decision within a period of two weeks form the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE. rkc