IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN TUESDAY, THE 22ND DECEMBER 2009 / 1ST POUSHA 1931 WP(C).No. 25597 of 2009(T) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- FR.A.DAVID STEPHEN, CHAIRMAN, CSI COMMITTEE, SURIANELLY PASTURATE, SURIANELLY P.O. BY ADV. SRI.P.RAMAKRISHNAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE SANTHANPARA GRAMA PANCHAYAT, SANTHANPARA, IDUKKI-685 619, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. THE SUB COLLECTOR, DEVIKULAM. 3. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, IDUKKI. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.I.V.PRAMOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/12/2009,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: THOTTATHIL B. RADHAKRISHNAN, J ------------------- W.P.(C).25597/2009 -------------------- Dated this the 22nd day of December, 2009 JUDGMENT Notice to the first respondent is dispensed with preserving its right to seek re-hearing of the writ petition if aggrieved by the directions being issued herein. The learned Government Pleader appears for respondents 2 and 3. 2. Perused the order of the Honourable Apex Court issued in S.L.P.(Civil).No.8519/2006 on 29.9.2009. There is a clear embargo for unauthorized constructions in the name of Temples, Churches, Mosques, Gurudwaras etc on the public streets, public parks and other public places. This Court is also aware that thereafter the Apex Court has also interdicted different High Courts also from passing any orders contradicting the said decision. In the case in hand, the petitioner claims that he has made an application for permission to construct a Church in an item of land belonging to him. He states that the application is not being considered. It is also a matter beyond dispute that the State of Kerala has issued Government Orders requiring that no Temples, Mosques, W.P.(C).25597/09 2 Church or other such structures shall be built in any place without the permission of the State Government/District Collector. The first respondent is therefore directed to take up the application of the petitioner and process it with the concurrence of respondents 2 and 3 and any other authority as may be required in terms of what is stated above. Let this be done within an outer limit of four months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The writ petition is ordered accordingly. THOTTATHIL B. RADHAKRISHNAN, Judge mrcs