IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE MONDAY, THE 14TH JANUARY 2008 / 24TH POUSHA 1929 WP(C).No. 1683 of 2008(A) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ RADHAKRISHNAN, AGED 56 YEARS S/O. KITTO THE MANAGER, P.V.S. CINEMA, TANUR, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.JOY GEORGE SMT.PRAICY JOSEPH RESPONDENTS: ------------- THE SECRETARY TANR GRAMA PANCHAYAT TANUR, MALAPPURAM DIST. BY THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14 /1 /2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C. KURIAKOSE, J. ---------------------------------- W.P.(C) NO. 1683 of 2008 ---------------------------------- Dated this the 14th day of January , 2008 JUDGMENT Under challenge, in this writ petition filed by the owner of a cinema house within the area of the respondent Panchayat, is Ext.P1 order by which the petitioner has been directed to stop the running of the theatre immediately on the ground that there has been some foul play in the matter of issuance of tickets. Ext.P1 order of the Secretary is appealable under the statute. 2. I dispose of this writ petition relegating the petitioner to his statutory remedy by way of appeal. However, considering the facts and circumstances attending in this case, there will be a further direction to the respondent to permit the petitioner to run his cinema theatre for a period of three more weeks from today. It is open to the petitioner to obtain extension of this period in the appeal which he may file before the Panchayat. If the Council of the Panchayat receives an appeal from the petitioner within seven days from today, Council will dispose of that appeal at the earliest in accordance with law i.e. after hearing the petitioner. At any rate orders will be passed WPC No.1683/2008 2 on the application for interim relief immediately. PIUS C. KURIAKOSE, JUDGE. dpk