IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC WEDNESDAY, THE 20TH OCTOBER 2010 / 28TH ASWINA 1932 WP(C).No. 31405 of 2010(A) ------------------------------------ PETITIONER(S): ---------------------- N.K.GUPTA, M/S. BHAVNI AUTO DISTRIBUTORS, T.C.NO.28/627-2,3,4 RAM TOWERS, SREEKANTESWARAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY SRI.N.N.SUGUNAPALAN, SENIOR ADVOCATE BY ADVS. SRI. S.SUJIN SMT.NITA.N.S. RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------ 1. THE CORPORATION OF THIRUVANANTHAPURAM CORPORATION BUILDINGS, PALAYAM THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 033 REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. THE SECRETARY THE CORPORATION OF THIRUVANANTHAPURAM CORPORATION BUILDINGS, PALAYAM THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 033 . 3. THE CORPORATION COUNCIL CORPORATION OF THIRUVANANTHAPURAM CORPORATION BUILDINGS, PALAYAM THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 033 . 4. MR.K.RAMDASAN, S/O.LATE KESAVAN KALABHAM, T.C.NO.15/1581 (2) M.P.APPAN ROAD, VAZHUTHACAUD THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 014. 5. MRS. SHYLAJA RAMDASAN, W/O.K.RAMADASAN,KALABHAM, T.C.NO.15/1581 (2) M.P.APPAN ROAD, VAZHUTHACAUD THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 014. 6. AMITH RAMDASAN, S/O.K.RAMDASAN KALABHAM, T.C.NO.15/1581 (2) M.P.APPAN ROAD, VAZHUTHACAUD THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 014. R1 TO R3 BY ADV.SRI .P.K.MANOJKUMAR, SC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20/10/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: sts ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ------------------------- W.P.(C.) No.31405 of 2010 (A) --------------------------------- Dated, this the 20th day of October, 2010 J U D G M E N T In this writ petition, the petitioner is aggrieved by the order of the 1 st respondent closing down a commercial establishment, which according to the Corporation, was being run in a residential premises. It is seen that aggrieved by the said order, the petitioner has filed an appeal before the Council of the 1 st respondent, and at the same time, the owner of the Building has also filed Exts.P18 to P20 applications before the Secretary of the 1 st respondent for conversion of the residential premises into a commercial premises. At this stage, the petitioner is satisfied with a direction for an expeditious disposal of Exts.P18 & P19, which are pending before the 2 nd respondent. 2. I heard the learned senior counsel appearing for respondents 1 & 2 also. 3. Having regard to the pendency of Exts.P18 & P19, it is directed that the Secretary shall consider the said applications with WP(C) No.31405/2010 -2- notice to the petitioner and respondents 4 to 6. This shall be done as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within three weeks of production of a copy of this judgment, along with a copy of this writ petition. It is also made clear that it will be open to the petitioner to require the 3rd respondent Council to hear and dispose of Exts.P16 & P17 appeals immediately on the Council assuming charge. This writ petition is disposed of as above. (ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE) jg