IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 13TH OCTOBER 2010 / 21ST ASWINA 1932 WP(C).No. 28545 of 2010(P) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. BHASKARAN NAIR , RESIDING SREEVILASOM HOUSE, MURIKKADY, KUMALI, IDUKKI DISTRICT. 2. KURIAN SCARIA,PUTHIYAPURAYIDATHIL HOUSE, MURIKKADY, KUMALI, IDUKKI DISTRICT. 3. SAJAN, RESIDING AT KURISSINKAL HOUSE MURIKKADY, KUMALI, IDUKKI DISTRICT. 4. P.S.VARGHESE, PUNNAMATTATHIL HOUSE MURIKKADY, KUMALI, IDUKKI DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.JOICE GEORGE RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 001 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, IDUKKI COLLECTORATE,PAINAVU PO, IDUKKI DISTRICT 685 584. 3. THE KUMALI GRAMA PANCHAYATH REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY KUMALI PO, IDUKKI DISTRICT PIN 685 509 ADV. SRI.S.SHANAVAS KHAN FOR R3 GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SHRI V.MANU THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 13/10/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.28545/2010-P ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 13th day of October, 2010 J U D G M E N T The learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the District Collector has passed an order in exercise of the powers conferred under the Kerala Panchayat Raj (Burial and Burning Grounds) Rules, 1998 and the petitioners will be availing the statutory remedy before the appropriate forum. Leaving open the said remedy, the writ petition is closed. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms