IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC WEDNESDAY, THE 17TH MARCH 2010 / 26TH PHALGUNA 1931 WP(C).No. 29551 of 2009(L) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------------- RUBY ABRAHAM, S/O.ABRAHAM, VEZHAMBATHETTATHIL, KUNDALAMPARA, KATTAPPANA P.O., IDUKKI DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.M.C.JOHN RESPONDENT(S): ----------------------- THE KATTAPPANA GRAMA PANCHAYAT REPRESENTED BY SPECIAL GRADE SECRETARY, KATTAPPANA, IDUKKI. ADV. SRI.K.K.CHANDRAN PILLAI SRI.A.S.SAJUSH PAUL SPL.GOVT.PLEADER SRI.POULOSE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 17/03/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ------------------------- W.P.(C.) No.29551 of 2009 (L) --------------------------------- Dated, this the 17th day of March, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner claims to be the proprietor of a furniture unit. According to the petitioner, he had obtained a D&O licence from the respondent Panchayat and has applied of renewal of the said licence. Thereupon he was called upon to produce NOC from the State Level Empowered Committee. 2. According to the petitioner, his application for NOC before the State Level Empowered Committee is pending. The learned Government Pleader has entered appearance on their behalf. 3. According to the petitioner, his application for NOC before the State Level Empowered Committee is pending. Since NOC from the State Level Empowered Committee is a requirement of the Panchayat to consider the application made by the petitioner for renewal of this D&O licence, all that is required in this writ petition is to direct the State Level Empowered Committee to consider the application of the petitioner for NOC and pass orders thereon WP(C) No.29551/2009 -2- without any delay, and to further direct the Panchayat to consider the renewal application made by the petitioner based on the NOC to be produced by the petitioner. In view of the above, I dispose of this writ petition with the following directions:- That the petitioner shall produce a copy of this judgment before the State Level Empowered Committee, which shall consider the application made by the petitioner for NOC. This shall be done as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within three months of production of a copy of this judgment. It is directed that immediately on the Committee passing orders and if NOC is granted, the petitioner shall produce the NOC before the Panchayat, who shall thereupon consider the application made by the petitioner for renewal of the D&O licence. It is directed that until the aforesaid process is completed, the Panchayat shall not interfere with the functioning of the petitioner's furniture unit for the reason that the petitioner does not possess the D&O licence. This writ petition is disposed of as above. (ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE) jg