IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.M.JOSEPH TUESDAY, THE 3RD JULY 2007 / 12TH ASHADHA 1929 WP(C).No. 20293 of 2007(N) -------------------------- PETITIONERS: ------------------- 1. MOTI JOSE, AGED 43 YEARS, S/O. JOSEPH, KOCHUPALIYATHIL, THADATHIL KAVALA, KOTHAMANGALAM. 2. P.M.SHAJAHAN, AGED 43 YEARS, S/O. MAHBOOB, PUNNEKOTTAYIL HOUSE, VARAPETTY P.O., KOTHAMANGALAM. 3. P.S.MATHEW, AGED 79 YEARS, S/O. SIMON, PARACKAL HOUSE, MALAYINKEEZHU, KOTHAMANGALAM. BY ADV. SRI.PEEYUS A.KOTTAM RESPONDENTS: ---------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY, LOCAL ADMINISTRATION, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. KOTHAMANGALAM MUNICIPALITY, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, KOTHAMANGALAM. R2 BY SC SRI. V.M. KURIAN. R1 BY GOVT.PLEADER SRI. MUHAMMED ANZAR. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 03/07/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K.M.JOSEPH, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - WP.(C) No.20293 of 2007 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 3rd day of July, 2007 JUDGMENT Petitioners challenge Ext.P1. I heard learned counsel for the respondent Municipality also. 2. Ext.P1 shall be treated as a notice and the petitioners may prefer their objections to Ext.P1 within a period of one week from today. Thereafter, after affording an opportunity of hearing to the petitioners a decision will be taken by the second respondent in accordance with law. The impugned order shall be kept in abeyance till one week from the date of communication of the decision to the petitioners. The writ petition is disposed of as above. (K.M. JOSEPH, JUDGE) sb