IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC TUESDAY, THE 2ND FEBRUARY 2010 / 13TH MAGHA 1931 WP(C).No. 983 of 2010(W) ------------------------ PETITIONER(S): --------------- N. MOHAN DAS, S/O. LATE NATARAJAN, LEKSHMI NIVAS, KULAMUTTOM, KAVALAYOOR, MANAMPOOR VILLAGE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.B.MOHANLAL RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, CIVIL STATION, KUDAPPANAKUNNU, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYATH, CIVIL STATION, KUDAPPANAKUNNU, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE AGIRCULTURAL OFFICER, KRISHI BHAVAN, MANAMPOOR, THOTTAKKADU.P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 6 95 605. 4. THE MANAMPOOR GRAMA PANCHAYATH REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, MANAMPOOR, KAVALAYOOR.P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. MS.K.R.DEEPA, GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 02/02/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ------------------------- W.P.(C.) No.983 of 2010 (W) --------------------------------- Dated, this the 2nd day of February, 2010 J U D G M E N T The challenge raised in the writ petition is against Exts.P5 & P8. 2. Ext.P5 is an order passed by the Secretary of the 4 th Panchayat rejecting an application made by the petitioner for issue of a building permit. Subsequently when the petitioner sought numbering of the building that was declined by Ext.P8 by the 2 nd respondent. Therefore, primarily, the grievance is against Ext.P5. 3. It is seen that the petitioner has already challenged Ext.P5 before the 4 th respondent Panchayat by filing Ext.P10 appeal. Therefore, it is for the Committee of the 4 th respondent Panchayat to consider the appeal and pass orders thereon. In view of the above, this writ petition is disposed of with the following directions. That the Committee of the 4 th respondent Panchayat shall, as expeditiously as possible on the production of a copy of this judgment, issue notice to the petitioner, hear him and WP(C) No.983/2010 -2- pass orders on Ext.P10 appeal. This shall be done as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within four weeks of production of a copy of this judgment, along with a copy of this writ petition. This writ petition is disposed of as above. (ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE) jg