IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN MONDAY, THE 6TH DECEMBER 2010 / 15TH AGRAHAYANA 1932 WP(C).No. 34047 of 2010(F) ----------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- RAJAN.C., S/O.APPAKUNJI, KOLAVAYAL, P.O.KOLAVAYAL, KANHANGAD, HOSDURG TALUK. BY ADVS. SRI.MURUGAN P.V., SRI.ZUBAIR PULIKKOOL. RESPONDENT(S): ---------------------------- 1. PROPRIETOR NEW ROYAL CHICKEN CENTRE, NEAR AYYAPPAN TEMPLE, PUTHIYAKOTTA, HOSDURG PO, PIN 671 315. 2. THE KANJANGAD MUNICIPALITY, KANJANGAD, HOSDURG, REP.BY ITS SECRETARY.HOSDURG, KASARGOD DISTRICT, PIN - 671 315. 3. THE SECRETARY, AYYAPPAN TEMPLE, PUTHIYAKOTTA, HOSDURG, PIN - 671 315. R2 BY ADV. SRI. T.K.VIPINDAS, SC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 06/12/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. --------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 34047 OF 2010 -------------------------- Dated this the 6th day of December, 2010 J U D G M E N T Aggrieved by a chicken stall conducted by the first respondent close to the Sree Ayyappa Temple situated within the local limits of Kanhangad Municipality, the petitioner, a resident of that Municipality has filed Ext.P1 representation before the Secretary of Kanhangad Municipality. In this writ petition, the grievance voiced by the petitioner is that though nearly eight months have passed after Ext.P1 representation was filed, till date, the Secretary of the local authority has not taken a decision in the matter. The petitioner contends that the chicken stall pollutes the neighbourhood including the premises of the Temple. In this writ petition, the petitioner seeks a direction to the Secretary of the Kanhangad Municipality to consider Ext.P1 representation and to take an appropriate decision thereon. 2. The petitioner has not disclosed the identity of the person who is running the chicken stall. The name of the proprietor is not mentioned in the writ petition. Even in Ext.P1, the name of the person who is running the chicken stall is not mentioned. In such WPC No.34047/2010 2 circumstances, the only direction that can be issued by this Court is to direct the Secretary of the Kanhangad Municipality to enquire into Ext.P1 with notice to the petitioner and the person who is conducting the chicken stall and take an appropriate decision thereon expeditiously and in any event within one month from the date on which a certified copy of this judgment is received by him. The writ petition is disposed of with the above direction. P.N.RAVINDRAN, (JUDGE) vps WPC No.34047/2010 3 WPC No.34047/2010 4