IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 13TH JUNE 2008 / 23RD JYAISHTA 1930 WP(C).No. 31841 of 2004(N) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ S.K.KOYA KUNHI THANGAL, AGED 42 YEARS, S/O.SAIDALAVI THANGAL, MEMBER, WARD NO.1. MULIYAR GRAMA PANCHAYATH, POOVAL, MULIYAR. BY ADV. SRI.M.SASINDRAN SRI.P.V.JAYARAJAN SRI.TOJAN J. VATHIKULAM RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE MULIYAR GRAMA PANCHAYATH, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, MULIYAR, KASARAGOD. 3. THE PRESIDENT, MULIYAR GRAMA PANCHAYATH, MULIYAR, KASARAGOD. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI.BENJAMIN PAUL. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 13/06/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR, J. ----------------------------------------- W.P.(C) NO. 31841 OF 2004-N ----------------------------------------- JUDGMENT The petitioner was a member of Muliyar Grama Panchayat, when this Writ Petition was filed. The Panchayat had passed a resolution to change the name of a place known as Kettumkallu as Allama Muhammed Iqbal Nagar. The Government approved that resolution by Ext.P3 order. Later, the Panchayat itself decided to cancel that change of name and Ext.P6 resolution was passed by the Panchayat to that effect on 20.9.2003. Based on that resolution, Ext.P7 petition was filed before the District Collector by six members of the Panchayat, seeking approval for Ext.P6 resolution. The petitioner submits, the same has been forwarded by the Collector to the Government. He prays, the Government may be directed to take a decision on it. 2. I heard the learned Government Pleader for the 1st respondent. If Ext.P7 is received from the District Collector and it is still pending before the Government, the Government shall consider and pass orders on it in accordance with law within four months from the date of production of a WPC 31841/04 2 copy of this judgment. The Writ Petition is disposed of as above. 13th June, 2008. K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR, JUDGE. Nm/