IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN THURSDAY, THE 11TH JUNE 2009 / 21ST JYAISHTA 1931 WP(C).No. 13426 of 2009(W) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- A.P.UNNEENKUTTY, AGED 53 YEARS, S/O.KUNHAYAMU HAJI, AREEPURAVAN PARAKKAL HOUSE, P.O.MELMURI, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.E.S.ASHRAF RESPONDENT(S): --------------- THE MALAPPURAM MUNICIPALITY, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, MALAPPURAM. ADV. SRI.N.ABDUL MAJEED,SC,MALAPPURAM MUNCIP FOR R1 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11/06/2009, ALONG WITH WPC NO. 13434 OF 2009 THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: THOTTATHIL B RADHAKRISHNAN, J ........................................... WP(C).NOs. 13426, 13434 & 13444 OF 2009 ............................................ DATED THIS THE 11th DAY OF JUNE, 2009 JUDGMENT The relief sought for in these writ petitions is relatable to the complaint of the petitioners that building permits have been refused on grounds referable to DTP Scheme, which has become oppressive on being non-operational from 1990. By detailed judgment delivered yesterday in WP(C) 14551 of 2009 and connected cases, similar cases have been allowed. Following that judgment, the impugned orders are quashed and the Municipality is directed to take up the application of the petitioners for building permit and decide on them within one month from now without reference to any ground on the basis of the DTP Scheme of 1990. Writ petition allowed accordingly. THOTTATHIL B RADHAKRISHNAN, JUDGE lgk/12/6