IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 18TH NOVEMBER 2008 / 27TH KARTHIKA 1930 WP(C).No. 33883 of 2008(H) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- M. JAYSANKAR, JAYAKARTHI, CMC4, PULIYANNOOR MADOM, CHERTHALA, REP. BY HIS POWER OF ATTORNEY HOLDER M.P. GOPINATHA MENON, S/O. PARAMESWARAN PILLAI, RESIDING AT JAYAKARTHI, CMC4. BY ADV. SRI.G.SUKUMARA MENON SMT.DEEPTHI S.MENON RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE CHERTHALA MUNICIPAL COUNCIL, REP. BY ITS CHAIRMAN. 2. THE CHERTHALA MUNICIPALITY, REP. BY THE MUNICIPAL SECRETARY, CHERTHALA. 3. THE SECRETARY TO GOVT. LOCAL SELF GOVT. DEPARTMENT, GOVT. SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM.. 4. THE DIRECTOR OF MUNICIPALITIES, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI.M.V. MANOJ KUMAR. ADV. SRI. J. OMPRAKASH. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 18/11/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. Siri Jagan, J. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= W. P (C) No. 33883 of 2008 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Dated this, the 18th November, 2008. J U D G M E N T The petitioner challenges Ext. P21, which is an order of the 1st respondent-Municipality. I am not inclined to entertain the challenge against Ext. P21 in so far as the petitioner has an effective alternate remedy as provided under the Kerala Municipality Act. Therefore, without prejudice to the right of the petitioner to challenge Ext. P21 in a properly constituted appeal as provided under the Kerala Municipality Act, this writ petition is dismissed. Sd/- S. Siri Jagan, Judge. Tds/ [True copy] P.S to Judge.