IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 3RD OCTOBER 2008 / 11TH ASWINA 1930 WP(C).No. 28279 of 2008(N) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ SUNNY HOUSING INDIA PVT. LTD., SUNNY ESTATE, MAMANGALAM, PALARIVATTOM, ERNAKULAM - 682 025, REP. BY ITS MG. DIRECTOR M.C. SUNNY. BY ADV. SRI.S.ANANTHAKRISHNAN SRI.N.K.SUBRAMANIAN RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------ 1. THE CORPORATION OF COCHIN, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, ERNAKULAM. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, ERNAKULAM. 3. DY. COLLECTOR (LA), COLLECTORATE, KAKKANADU, ERNAKULAM. 4. SPECIAL TAHASILDAR (LA), OFFICE OF THE LAND ACQUISITION SPECIAL TAHASILDAR, N.H. NO. III, VYTTILA, KOCHI-19. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. M.R.SABU SRI. S. RAMESH BABU, SC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 03/10/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 28279 of 2008(N) APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1 - TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION FOR BUILDING PERMIT AND RECEIPT FOR PAYMENT OF FEE. EXT.P2 - TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER DATED 11.6.2008 BY 2ND RESPONDENT. // TRUE COPY // PA TO JUDGE rhs S.SIRI JAGAN, J ================== W.P(C)No.28279 of 2008 ================== Dated this the 3rd day of October, 2008. J U D G M E N T The petitioner proposes to construct a building by the side of the M.G. road, Ernakulam. He submitted an application for building permit before the 1st respondent. The grievance of the petitioner is that the same is not being considered by the respondents. According to the learned Government Pleader and the learned Counsel for the Corporation of Cochin, without clearance from the Metro Rail authority, building permit cannot be granted. The learned Government Pleader submits that the Metro Rail authority has been addressed in the matter and as soon as their views are obtained, appropriate action would be taken. 2. I have considered the arguments of the learned Government Pleader and the Standing Counsel appearing for the Corporation also. Whatever be the contentions of the parties, when a person files an application for building permit, the 1st respondent has a duty to pass final orders on the same expeditiously. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to W.P(C)No.28279 of 2008 - 2 - the 1st respondent to pass final orders on Ext.P1 application for permit submitted by the petitioner, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE rhs