IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE MONDAY, THE 3RD MARCH 2008 / 13TH PHALGUNA 1929 WP(C).No. 6468 of 2008(T) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ J.S. RAJAMANI, THONGAL VILA VEEDU, NELLIMOODU (P.O), THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.NAGARAJ NARAYANAN SRI.RAJAN VELLOTH SRI.SAIJO HASSAN SRI.A.S.SABU RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. ATHIYANNOOR GRAMA PANCHAYATH, KAMUKINCODE, KODANGAVILA (P.O), NEYYATTINKARA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. THE SECRETARY, ATHIYANNOOR GRAMA PANCHAYATH, KAMUKINCODE, KODANGAVILA (P.O), NEYYATTINKARA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.R.T.PRADEEP THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 03/03/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C. KURIAKOSE,J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No.6468 of 2008 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated: 3rd March, 2008 JUDGMENT The grievance voiced by the petitioner in this Writ Petition is that the 1st respondent-Panchayat is not permitting him to participate in the auction for collection of gate fee and market tax from the Nellimoodu market which is scheduled to be held on 25.2.2008. Mr.R.T.Pradeep, counsel for the Panchayat submits that the apprehension of the petitioner that he will not be permitted to participate in the auction is misplaced. Mr.Pradeep further submitted that though the track record of the petitioner is not that clean, the Panchayat actually does not want to anybody prevent from participating in the auction. The Panchayat will permit the petitioner this year also to participate in the auction despite of the complaints which have been received from the vendors in the market against the manner in which he collected the gate fee and market tax. I record the submissions of Mr.R.T.Pradeep, counsel for the Panchayat and dispose of the Writ Petition directing the Panchayat to permit the petitioner also to participate in the auction which is proposed as per Ext.P5 and presently adjourned from 25.2.2008 subject to the W.P.C.No.6468/08 - 2 - condition that all the conditions in Ext.P5 shall be strictly complied with. srd PIUS C.KURIAKOSE, JUDGE