IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC MONDAY, THE 9TH JUNE 2008 / 19TH JYAISHTA 1930 WP(C).No. 17110 of 2008(J) -------------------------------------- PETITIONERS: --------------------- 1. ABDUL RAHIM,VELIYAAYATH VEEDU, VETTUVENI HARIPAD. 2. MOHANDAS, OUTAMADATHIL PADEETTATHIL, PLAPUZHA, HARIPAD. 3. NISSAR, ANZIL MANZIL, KAREELAKULANGARA. 4. SAHEED, SUMAYYAMANZIL, CHERUTHANA, ANAARI. 5. ASOKAN, VANIYAMPARAMBIL, VETTUVENI, HARIPAD. 6. BASHEER, KUDATHINGAL THEKKU, PANOOR, PALLANA. 7. CHANDRAN,RATHISH BHAVAN,(NERIYAMPALLATH) PLAPPUZHA THEKKU, HARIPAD. 8. CHANDRAN, KULATHILPADEETTATHIL, ANAARI, CHERUTHANA PO. 9. M.SADANANDAN, KAYALCHIRAYIL VEEDU, POTHAPPALLY NORTH, KUMARAPURAM, HARIPAD. 10. K.S.SOMAN, KOCHUPARAMBIL, EDATHUA, PANDANKARY PO. 11. MONACHAN, PLANKEEZHILPADEETTATHIL, NADUVATTOM, PALLIPPAD. 12. CHANDRAN, MANTHRATTIPADEETTATHIL, VETTUVENI, HARIPAD. 13. NASEER, KOORATHIL, MANNARASSALA, HARIPAD. 14. MAJEED, PULIKKERIL, PANOOR, PALLANA. W.P.(C). NO.17110/2008: 15. AMBUJAKSHI, PUTHIYAVEEDU, AKAMKUDI, NANGIARKULANGARA. 16. THANKACHAN, KUTTIKAD LAKSHAMVEEDU, PLAPUZHA, HARIPAD. 17. RAMACHANDRAN, CHAKKANAD, PALLIPPAD. 18. P.C.KUNJUMON, THOOMBUNKAL, VEEYAPURAM, HARIPAD. 19. ASHRAF, ANEEZA MANZIL, DANAPADI, HARIPAD. 20. RAJU, AATHIRALAYAM, VETTUVENI, HARIPAD. 21. MOHANAN, VINOD BHAVANAM, HARIPAD. 22. PHILIPOSE THOMAS, AYAPARAMBU LAKSHAMVEEDU, CHERUTHANA PO. 23. NAUSHAD, ARIYAPPURATHU, KEERIKAD, KAYAMKULAM. 24. ABJULKUNJU, PLLIYUDETHEKKATHIL, CHERUTHANA P.O, ANARI. 25. DEVASIA JOSEPH, ATTICHIRA, KARIPUZHA PO, MAVELIKARA. 26. MURUKAN, JANAKI BHAVANAM, AKAMKUDI, HARIPAD. 27. K.GOPI, KANDATHIL, PLAPUZHA, HARIPAD. 28. SREEDHARAN, PALLIYAMBIL KIZHAKKATHIL, KARUVATTA. 29. SURENDRAN, THOTTUKADAVIL, HARIPAD. 30. REGHU, VALIAPARAMBIL, KARICHAL, PAYIPPAD. 31. ABDUL RASHEED, AMINA MANZIL, POTHAPPALLY VADAKKU, KUMARAPURAM. 32. HASSAN KUNJU, MATTANA LAKSHAM VEEDU, PANOOR, PALLANA. BY ADV. SRI.P.SREEKUMAR, ADV. SRI.K.S.MANU. W.P.(C). NO.17110/2008-J: RESPONDENTS: ----------------------- 1. SECRETARY HARIPAD GRAMA PANCHAYATH, HARIPAD, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. 2. HARIPAD GRAMA PANCHAYATH REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, HARIPAD, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. 3. CONVENER, KARTHIKAPALLY TALUK LEGAL SERVICES AUTHORITY, HARIPAD. BY THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 09/06/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J ----------------------------------------------------------------- W.P.(C).NO.17110/2008 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 9th day of June, 2008 JUDGMENT Ext.P2 is a notice requiring the petitioners to remove their bunk shops, which are kept on the side of a public road. Apparently, Ext.P2 have been issued on the directions of the Taluk Legal Services Authority. The petitioners submit that, by directing to remove the bunk shops within 3 days, the Panchayat has violated the provisions contained in the Kerala Panchayat Raj (Removal of Encroachment and Imposition and Recovery of Penalty for Unauthorised Occupation)Rules, 1996, which requires issuance of a notice, hearing and then a final order. 2. Irrespective of the contentions that are now raised by the counsel for the petitioner, I am satisfied that the writ petition should not be entertained, for the reason that Ext.P2 is an appealable order. 2 3. Therefore, leaving it open to the petitioners to resort to the appellate remedy, I dispose of this writ petition. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that, if operation of Ext.P2 is not suspended for a short while, that will result in untold miseries to them. Having regard to the submissions so made, I direct that status quo in so far as Ext.P2 shall be maintained by the Panchayat for a period of 2 weeks from today and in the meanwhile, it will be for the petitioners to pursue the appellate remedy against Ext.P2. Petitioner shall produce a copy of this judgment before the Panchayat for compliance. ANTONY DOMINIC JUDGE vi. 3