IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE FRIDAY, THE 11TH APRIL 2008 / 22ND CHAITHRA 1930 WP(C).No. 11877 of 2008(L) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ JOSEPH JOSEPH PALLIPPAT, AGED 54, S/O.JOSEPH PALLIPPAT, IRINJALAKUDA VILLAGE AND DESOM, THRISSUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.T.N.MANOJ RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR THRISSUR. 2. THE VILLAGE OFFICER, PULLUR VILLAGE OFFICE, PULLUR POST IRINJALAKUDA VIA. 3. MURIYAD GRAMA PANCHAYAT, MURIYAD P.O., REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEING FINALLY HEARD ON 11/04/2008,ALONG WITH WPC NO. 11878 OF 2008 AND WPC NO. 11879 OF 2008 THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 11877 of 2008(L) APPENDIX EXT.P1 TRUE COPY OF THE POSSESSION CERTIFICATE DATED 22/1/2008 EXT.P2 TRUE COPY OF THE PHOTOGRAPH EVIDENCING THE LIE OF THE PROPERTY. EXT.P(a) TRUE COPY OF THE PHOTOGRAPH EVIDENCING THE LIE OF THE PROPERTY EXT.P3 TRUE COPY OF THE REPORT EVIDENCING THE COMPLETION OF THE CONSTRUCTION EXT.P4 TRUE COPY OF THE EXPLANATION DATED 17/01/2008 OFFERED BY THE PETITIONER. EXT.P5 TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER DATED 15/03/2008 OF THE 3RD RESPONDENT REJECTING THE APPLICATION FOR NUMBERING THE BUILDING. EXT.P6 TRUE COPY OF THE INTERIM ORDER DATED 27/03/2008 IN WP(C) NO.10375/2008 \\TRUE COPY// PIUS C.KURIAKOSE, J. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ W.P.(C).No.11877, 11878 & 11879/2008-L ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Dated this the 11th day of April, 2008 J U D G M E N T The learned Government Pleader on instructions received from the second respondent Village Officer, Pullur Village, submits that on a local inspection of the properties, which is subject matter of these writ petitions, pursuant to this Court's direction, it was found that though the properties are mentioned in the revenue records as paddy fields, they are pucca dry lands and have yielding coconut trees and mango trees which are 25 to 30 years old. Learned Government Pleader also submitted that buildings have already been constructed by the petitioners on some of these properties. 2. In these circumstances, I am of the view that the third respondent Panchayat is not justified in declining to assign door numbers to the buildings on the reason that in the basic revenue records the properties are classified as wet lands. Accordingly, all the writ petitions will stand allowed and the Secretary of the Panchayat is directed to approve the completion certificates submitted by the petitioners and to assign door numbers to the buildings if it is seen that the constructions have been in accordance with the approved W.P.(C).No.11877, 11878 & 11879/2008-L -:2:- plan submitted, without being influenced by the nomenclature of the land in the revenue records. Needful as directed above shall be done by the Secretary of the Panchayat at any rate within one month of receiving copy of this judgment. PIUS C.KURIAKOSE, Judge ms