IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID MONDAY, THE 31ST OCTOBER 2011 / 9TH KARTHIKA 1933 WP(C).No. 28272 of 2011(H) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- DR.K.P.YOHANNAN,METROPOLITAN BISHOP, BELIEVES CHURCH& PRESIDENT & MANAGING TRUSTEE OF GOSPEL FOR ASIA,REP.BY P/A.JACOB POTHEN,S/O.T.K. POTHEN,THERADIYIL HOUSE,NIRANAM WEST P.O,TIRUVALLA PATHANAMTHITTA,KERALA.GNRL ADMNSTR.GOSPEL FOR ASIA & BELIEVERS CHURCH,MANJADI P.O.,THIRUVALLA. BY ADV. MR.CHERIAN GEE VARGHESE MR.P.HARIDAS MS.S.SIKKY MS.LIJI KUTTAPPAN RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 001. 2. THIRUVALLA MUNICIPALITY REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, THIRUVALLA 685 101. 3. STANDING COMMITTEE FOR FINANCE, THIRUVALLA MUNICIPALITY 685 101. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR.MUHAMMED SHAFI FOR R1 ADV.MR.S.SUBHASH CHAND FOR R2 & R3 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 31/10/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 28272 of 2011(H) APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1: OCCUPANCY CERTIFICATE DTD. 12.8.2010. EXT.P2: ORDER OF ASSESSMENT NO.R3-ML 12/2010 DTD. 23.12.2010. EXT.P3: DEMAND NOTICE DTD. 24.5.2011. EXT.P4: LETTER DTD. 2.6.2011 ISSUED BY R2. EXT.P5: APPEAL REPRESENTATION DTD. 28.8.2011 ISSUED BY R2. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL ..... // TRUE COPY // P.A TO JUDGE. HARUN-UL-RASHID, J. ------------------------ W.P.(C).No.28272 Of 2011 ---------------------- Dated this the 31st day of October, 2011. J U D G M E N T The writ petition is filed seeking to quash Exts.P2, P3 and P4, for a direction commanding the standing committee of Thiruvalla Municipality to dispose of Ext.P5 appeal within a time limit as directed by this Court and for other incidental reliefs. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Government Pleader and standing counsel. 3. When the matter was taken up for consideration, the learned counsel for the petitioner submits that Ext.P5 appeal is pending consideration before the standing committee for finance and requests this Court to issue a direction to the standing Committee to consider and dispose of Ext.P5 appeal within a time frame. In the facts and circumstances stated above, the writ petition is disposed of directing the 3rd respondent to ::2:: W.P.(C).No.28272 Of 2011 consider and pass appropriate orders on Ext.P5 appeal, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner. HARUN-UL-RASHID, Judge. bkn/-