IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC WEDNESDAY, THE 3RD SEPTEMBER 2008 / 12TH BHADRA 1930 WP(C).No. 26558 of 2008(J) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- SUSEELA DEVI , W/O. LATE CHANDRA BOSE, RESIDING AT RIJOOS - KAVANAL HOUSE, SOUTH KOCHUMURI, KRISHNAPURAM VILLAGE, KAYAMKULAM, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.R.RAJASEKHARAN PILLAI SMT.SABINA JAYAN RESPONDENT: ----------------------- THE KRISHNAPURAM GRAMA PANCHAYAT, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, KRISHNAPURAM P.O., ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. BY THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 03/09/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss ANTONY DOMINIC, J ----------------------------------------------------------- W.P.(C).No.26558/2008 ----------------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 3rd day of September, 2008 JUDGMENT This writ petition has been filed challenging Ext.P7. Ext.P7 is an order passed by the respondent Panchayat on Ext.P5 application filed by the petitioner requiring renewal of the licence in respect of a stationary shop and cool bar conducted by the petitioner. In my view, Ext.P7 is an order appealable in terms of the provisions of the Panchayat Raj Act and therefore the proper course available to the petitioner is to pursue the matter, invoking the statutory remedy. With that liberty and leaving open the contentions, the writ petition is closed. 2. In order to enable the petitioner to avail the statutory remedy, I direct that the status quo as on date shall be maintained for a period of three wees from today. 2 Petitioner shall produce a copy of the judgment before the respondent for compliance. ANTONY DOMINIC JUDGE vi. 3