IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 28TH MAY 2010 / 7TH JYAISHTA 1932 WP(C).No. 16481 of 2010(I) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- SREE PADMANABHA SWAMI TEMPLE TRUST REPRESENTED BY ITS ADMINISTRATOR SRI.S. PARAMESWARAN NAIR, FORT PALACE OFFICE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.P.R.VENKETESH RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. COPRORATION OF THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. SRI.G. RAMESAN, PROPRIETOR, RAJADHANI BUILDING, EAST FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. THE DIRECTOR OF ARCHEOLOGY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R1 & R4 BY G.P. SHRI A.J. VARGHESE R2 BY SHRI P.K. MANOJKKUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 28/05/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No. 16481 of 2010-I - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 28th day of May, 2010. JUDGMENT The petitioner is the Sree Padmanabha Swami Temple Trust, Thiruvananthapuram represented by its Administrator. The Trust is in possession of 113 cents of land comprised in Sy. No.560/364 wherein a palace building, kuthiramalika, museum, etc. are situate. The said property has been declared and notified to be an ancient monument by the Government as per Section 4 of the Kerala Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1968. The buildings and its premises are under the preservation and protection of the Government in terms of the provisions contained under the said Act. The third respondent is the owner of Rajadhani Buildings, which is in the adjacent compound of the Trust property. The buildings are separated by a compound wall. 2. The complaint raised in the writ petition is that in violation of the Kerala Building Rules, the third respondent has started various constructions. It is the allegation of the petitioner that no permission is seen to have been obtained in the matter. It is also pointed out that by throwing filth and waste materials inside the property of the petitioner, the WPC 16481/2010 2 sanctity of the site is also being breached. Seeking for appropriate action in the matter, the petitioner has filed Ext.P3 representation before the second respondent. 3. Heard learned Standing Counsel for the Corporation. 4. The second respondent will consider Ext.P3 with notice to the petitioner and respondents 3 and 4 and after making appropriate enquiry, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/