IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID TUESDAY, THE 11TH OCTOBER 2011 / 19TH ASWINA 1933 WP(C).No. 23847 of 2011(E) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------- ABRAHAM MATHEW, S/O.LATE K.G.ABRAHAM, AGED 61 YEARS, RESIDING AT KALEECKAL HOUSE, MANAKKADU MURI, MAVELIKARA.P.O., ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT-690 101, THROUGH HIS POWER OF ATTORNEY HOLDER AJITH, S/O.NATARAJAN, AGED 49, RESIDING AT JANOOS BHAVAN, KANDIYOOR, MAVELIKARA, ALAPPUZHA-690 103. BY ADV. SRI.A.SHAFEEK (KAYAMKULAM) RESPONDENT(S): ---------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. 2. MAVELIKARA MUNICIPALITY REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, MUNICIPAL OFFICE, MAVELIKARA-690 101. 3. THE SECRETARY, MAVELIKARA MUNICIPALITY MAVELIKARA-690 101. 4. DIVISIONAL OFFICER, FIRE & RESCUE SERVICE, KOTTAYAM-686 001. 5. STATION OFFICER, FIRE & RESCUE STATION, MAVELIKARA-690 101. R1, R4 & R5 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.MUHAMMED SHAFI.M. R2 & R3 BY ADV.SRI.K.HARILAL,SC, MAVELIKARA MUNICIPALITY THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11/10/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: sts WP(C)NO.23847/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1 COPY OF THE PERMIT ISSUED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT. P2 COPY OF THE APPLICATION FOR REGULARIZATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT. P3 COPY OF THE LETTER SENT BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT TO THE COMMANDANT GENERAL, FIRE & RESCUE SERVICE, ALAPPUZHA. P4 COPY OF THE CHALAN DATED 25/4/2011 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER. P5 COPY OF THE COVERING LETTER ISSUED BY THE STATION OFFICER TO DIVISIONAL OFFICER. P6 COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 8/7/2011 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 3RD RESPONDENT. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL /TRUE COPY/ P.S.TO.JUDGE sts HARUN-UL-RASHID,J. ------------------------------- W.P.(C). NO.23847 OF 2011 ------------------------------- DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2011 JUDGMENT This writ petition is filed for a direction compelling respondents 2 and 3 to number the building constructed as per Ext.P1 permit and for a direction to the 3rd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P2 application forthwith. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, the Standing Counsel for respondents 2 and 3 and the Government Pleader for the lst respondent. 3. When the matter was taken up for consideration today, the learned counsel for the petitioner submits that Ext.P2 application is pending consideration before the 3rd respondent and requests this Court to direct the 3rd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P2 within a time frame. In the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the 3rd respondent to -2- W.P.(C).No.23847/2011 consider and pass orders on Ext.P2 application, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner and after considering all the materials including the report of the Additional Tahsildar, within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment HARUN-UL-RASHID, Judge. kcv.