IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE WEDNESDAY, THE 17TH OCTOBER 2007 / 25TH ASWINA 1929 WP(C).No. 30316 of 2007(H) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ A.RAMANAKUMAR, THIRUVATHIRA, TC.64/1898, MADATHIL NADAROAD, THIRUVALLAM P.O. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.AJITH KRISHNAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, RESPRESENTED BY SECRETARY LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. CORPORATION OF THIRUVANANTHAPURAM REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. PROF.M.P.LALITHABAI WARD COUNCILLOR THIRUVALLAM, TRIVANDRUM. R1 BY GOVT. PLEADER MR.K.J.MOHAMMED ANZAR R2 BY ADV.MR.N.NANDAKUMARA MENON, S.C. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 17/10/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C. KURIAKOSE,J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No.30316 of 2007 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated: 17th October, 2007 JUDGMENT The grievance of the petitioner is that without recourse to law the building belonging to him is going to be taken possession by the 2nd respondent-Corporation. I dispose of the Writ Petition relegating the petitioner to his remedy before a competent civil court. However, considering the grievance, there will be a direction to both sides to maintain status quo as obtaining today as regards the building in question for a period of 30 days. srd PIUS C.KURIAKOSE, JUDGE