IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID WEDNESDAY, THE 16TH NOVEMBER 2011 / 25TH KARTHIKA 1933 WP(C).No. 27485 of 2011(T) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- E.M. PAUL, AGED 65 YEARS, S/O. LATE E.V. MATHAI, EVM FUELS PVT. LTD., HONDA BUILDING, S.A ROAD, ERNAKULAM. BY ADVS. SRI.V.M.KRISHNAKUMAR SMT.P.R.REENA RESPONDENT(S): -------------------- 1. SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT (MUNICIPALITY), SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001. 2. GURUVAYOOR MUNICIPALITY, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, MUNICIPAL OFFICE, GURUVAYOOR, THRISSUR - 680 101. R1 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. P.JAYASANKAR R2 BY ADVS. SRI.P.A.AHAMMED SRI.M.SREEKUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 16/11/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: VK WP(C).No. 27485 of 2011(T) ---------------------------------- APPENDIX ---------- PETITIONER(S) EXHIBITS ------------------------------ EXHIBIT-P1-TRUE COPY OF THE RECEIPT ISSUED BY THE MUNICIPALITY DATED 30/12/2010 FOR THE FEE FOR REGULARISATION APPLICATION. EXHIBIT-P2-TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER DATED 17/03/2011 ISSUED BY THE SECRETARY, GURUVAYOOR MUNICIPALITY AND THE REPORT. EXHIBIT-P3-TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER OF THE DISTRICT TOWN PLANNER DATED 03/05/2011. EXHIBIT-P4-TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER DATED 26/05/2011 OF THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXHIBIT-P5-TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER DATED 22/09/2011 FILED BY THE PETITIONER. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS : NIL ------------------------------- / TRUE COPY / P.A. TO JUDGE VK HARUN-UL-RASHID,J. ------------------------------- W.P.(C). NO. 27485 OF 2011 ------------------------------- DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2011 JUDGMENT This writ petition is filed for a direction commanding the lst respondent to consider and pass orders on the regularization application filed by petitioner as evidenced from Ext.P1 and forwarded by the 2nd respondent within such time as may be fixed by this Court. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner submitted an application for regularization on 30/12/2010 before the 2nd respondent-Municipality and that the Municipality had forwarded the application before the 1st respondent and the same is pending consideration before the lst respondent. The learned counsel for the petitioner requests this Court to direct the lst respondent to consider and dispose of the application for regularization within a time frame. In the aforesaid circumstances of the case, this writ -2- W.P.(C).No.27485/2011 petition is disposed of with a direction to the lst respondent to consider and pass appropriate orders on the application for regularisation submitted by the petitioner on 30/12/2010 and forwarded by the 2nd respondent, if not disposed of, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. HARUN-UL-RASHID, Judge. kcv.