IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 26TH JULY 2010 / 4TH SRAVANA 1932 WP(C).No. 22275 of 2010(H) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- ANITHA SHANKAR, D/O.SHANKARAN PILLAI, 14/801-B, CHERAI BEACH ROAD, CHERAI, REPRESENTED BY HER POWER OF ATTORNEY HOLDER P.M.BAIJU, PULLARAKATTU HOUSE, CONVENT BEACH, PALLIPORT P.O., PIN-683 515 BY ADV. SRI.PHILIP T.VARGHESE SRI.THOMAS T.VARGHESE RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. PALLIPURAM GRAMA PANCHAYAT, CHERAI 683 514 REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY 2. THE SECRETARY, PALLIPURAM GRAMA PANCHAYAT, CHERAI 685 314. ADV. SRI.T.A.SHAJI , SC, FOR R1 & 2 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 26/07/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.22275/2010-H ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 26th day of July, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is the owner and in possession of 4.719 cents of land in Re-survey No.472/7 in Block No.2 of Pallipuram Village with building No.14/801-B. The petitioner applied for ownership certificate as per Ext.P5 and on failing to get the same, this writ petition has been filed. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel for the Panchayat. It is pointed out by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the building tax has already been paid and the ownership certificate is required for various statutory purposes. The learned counsel for the Panchayat submitted that there is an objection that the petitioner has made some additional constructions which is denied by the learned counsel for the petitioner. Whatever that be, the Panchayat will be free to take appropriate action as enjoined by law if there are any unauthorised constructions, but that may not stand in the way of the issuance of the ownership certificate. There will be a direction to the second respondent to issue ownership certificate within a period of ten days from today. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge) ms