IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE THURSDAY, THE 10TH APRIL 2008 / 21ST CHAITHRA 1930 WP(C).No. 9544 of 2008(J) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ V.D.RAPPAI, SON OF DEVASSY VADAKKETHALA HOUSE, MANGAT ROAD, EDAPPALLY KOCHI-24, REPRESENTED BY HIS POWER OF ATTORNEY HOLDER, ROJAN CHACKO. BY ADV. SRI.ROY CHACKO RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE SECRETARY THRIKKAKARA GRAMA PANCHAYAT, THRIKKAKARA P.O. ERNAKULAM DIST. 2. KUNJU MUHAMMED, S/O.LATE MOHAMMED ALI PUKKATPANAYAPPILLY HOUSE, MUNDAMPALAM THRIKKAKARA P.O., ERNAKULAM DIST. 3. KERALA ROADS AND BRIDGES CORPORATION LTD REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR THAMMANAM ROAD, PALARIVATTOM, KOCHI-682025. BY ADV. SRI.TONYGEORGE KANNANTHANAM SRI.KURIAN GEORGE KANNANTHANAM SRI.S.SHANAVAS KHAN SRI.N.VIJAYAKUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 10/04/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C.KURIAKOSE, J. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ W.P.(C).No.9544/2008-J ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Dated this the 10th day of April, 2008 J U D G M E N T Having regard to the submissions of Sri.S.Shanavaskhan, Standing Counsel for the Panchayat, this writ petition will stand disposed of issuing the following directions:- The first respondent Panchayat will ensure immediately that the second respondent does not conduct any restaurant without licence from the Panchayat. The first respondent will also take up the application against renewal of licence in favour of the second respondent, if any, submitted by the petitioner and pending before the first respondent, hear the petitioner and the second respondent, and take a decision on that application. Decision as directed above will be taken by the Panchayat at any rate within three weeks of receiving copy of this judgment. The Panchayat will ensure that there is compliance with the order, stopping the functioning of the restaurant, within one week of receiving copy of this judgment. PIUS C.KURIAKOSE, Judge ms