IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE MONDAY, THE 11TH FEBRUARY 2008 / 22ND MAGHA 1929 WP(C).No. 4904 of 2008(H) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ K.M.ABDUL RAZAK, KAROTHUKUDY HOUSE, ALLAPRA P.O., KANDATHARA, PERUMBAVOOR. BY ADV. SRI.G.JANARDHANA KURUP (SR.) SRI.B.VINOD SRI.N.K.SHYJU RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. PERUMBAVOOR MUNICIPAL COUNCIL, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN. 2. PERUMBAVOOR MUNICIPALITY, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. BY ADV.SRI.V.M.KURIAN, SC FOR R1 & R2 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11/02/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS.C.KURIAKOSE, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(c).No.4904 OF 2008 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 11th day of February, 2008 JUDGMENT Even though learned counsel for the petitioner has addressed me very strenuously on the various grounds in the writ petition, I am not persuaded to agree that Ext.P7 order of the Tribunal for Local Self Government Institutions confirming the decision of the Panchayat to increase the licence fee payable by the petitioner by 5% on the existing rate is vitiated. As rightly found by the Tribunal, the increase is only reasonable and the petitioner who is only a licensee is not entitled to insist that he should be allowed to continue on terms which are acceptable to him. Having examined Ext.P7 by the parameters which are applicable to exercise of discretionary jurisdiction of this court whether under Article 226 or 227, I do not find any warrant for interference with Ext.P7. Challenge against Ext.P7 fails and the writ petition will stand dismissed. However, there will be a direction to the Municipality not to enforce Ext.P8 and evict the petitioner for a period of one month from today. PIUS.C.KURIAKOSE JUDGE sv.