IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE TUESDAY, THE 4TH MARCH 2008 / 14TH PHALGUNA 1929 WP(C).No. 7421 of 2008(H) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ ABDUL KHADER K.M. S/O.K.M.MOHAMMED, BANDIYOD, UPPALA P.O. KASARAGOD DISTRICT, PIN 671 324. BY ADV. SRI.K.V.SOHAN SMT.SREEJA SOHAN.K. SRI.VINEETH KURIAKOSE RESPONDENTS: ------------- MANGALPADI GRAMA PANCHAYATH REP. BY ITS SECRETARY UPPLA, KASARAGOD. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/03/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS.C.KURIAKOSE, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(c).No. 7421 OF 2008 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 4th day of March, 2008 JUDGMENT The grievance voiced by the petitioner who submitted Ext.P1 application before the respondent Panchayat for a licence for conducting vegetables' trade in vehicle No.KL 14/8019 is that the Panchayat has not so far considered his application. According to him, he has a deemed licence since orders have not been passed on his application even after the expiry of 30 days of his filing the application. In the nature of the relief which is being given to the petitioner, it is not necessary that notice be issued to the Panchayat. Apparently Ext.P1 application for licence has been submitted by the petitioner before the Panchayat. The Panchayat will take up Ext.P1 and pass orders on the same after conducting due enquiries and communicate the orders to the petitioner within three weeks of receiving a copy of this judgment. If the Panchayat is not inclined to consider Ext.P1 favourably to the petitioner, the Panchayat will hear WPC.No.7421/08 2 the petitioner also before orders are passed. Till such time as orders are passed on Ext.P1 and communicated to the petitioner, the Panchayat will not take any coercive action for stopping the stall of vegetables which is being conducted by the petitioner on the strength of a deemed licence claimed by him, if he is conducting the stall even now. PIUS.C.KURIAKOSE JUDGE sv. WPC.No.7421/08 2