IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID FRIDAY, THE 4TH NOVEMBER 2011 / 13TH KARTHIKA 1933 WP(C).No. 29411 of 2011(B) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ HEMAND KUMAR, AGED 34 YEARS, S/O.HARIDASAN, PARIYAPURATH HOUSE, P.O. RAMANATTUKARA, KOZHIKODE-673 633. BY ADV. SRI.P.V.KUNHIKRISHNAN RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------- RAMANATTUKARA GRAMA PANCHAYAT, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, RAMANATTUKARA, KOZHIKODE-673 633. BY THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/11/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: rs WP(C).No. 29411 of 2011(B) APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1: COPY OF THE LICENCE ISSUED TO THE PETITIONER BY THE RAMANATTUKARA GRAMA PANCHAYAT FOR CONDUCTING THE WOOD INDUSTRIES IN BUILDING NO.5/681-B OF RAMANATTUKARA PANCHAYAT DATED 18/09/2000. EXT.P2: COPY OF THE NO OBJECTION CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY THE NEARBY RESIDENTS OF BUILDING NO.3/560 C DATED 24/08/2008. EXT.P3: COPY OF THE ORDER NO.13776/10 DATED 06/11/2010 OF THE RAMANATTUKARA PANCHAYAT. EXT.P4: COPY OF THE NO OBJECTION CERTIFICATE OBTAINED FROM THE STATE POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD DATED 24/09/2010. EXT.P5: COPY OF THE NO OBJECTION CERTIFICATE FOR SAW MILL AND OTHER WOOD BASED INDUSTRIES ISSUED TO THE PETITIONER DATED 22/07/2011. EXT.P6: COPY OF THE RECEIPT BY THE RESPONDENT PANCHAYAT DATED 01/09/2011 SHOWING THE RECEIPT OF LICENCE APPLICATION OF THE PETITIONER. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS:- NIL. //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE rs HARUN-UL-RASHID, J. ------------------------ W.P.(C).No.29411 Of 2011 ---------------------- Dated this the 4th day of November, 2011. J U D G M E N T The writ petition is filed seeking a direction commanding the respondent to grant licence to the petitioner for conducting furniture manufacturing unit in building No.3/560-C of Ramanattukara Panchayath based on the application submitted by the petitioner as evident by Ext.P6 receipt and in the light of Exts.P4 & P5 No Objection Certificates from the Pollution Control Board and Forest Department, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within ten days. 2. The grievance of the petitioner is that though he submitted application for licence on 1.9.2011 with all supporting documents, the Panchayath has not taken a final decision till date. The learned counsel requests this Court to issue a direction to the respondent to consider and pass orders on the application for licence submitted on 1.9.2011. 3. In view of the limited relief pressed into service at the time of admission, this Court is of the view that the writ petition can be disposed of without issuing notice to the respondents. ::2:: W.P.(C).No.29411 Of 2011 Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of directing the respondent Panchayath to consider and pass appropriate orders on the application for licence submitted on 1.9.2011, in the light of Exts.P2, P4 & P5, within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner. HARUN-UL-RASHID, Judge. bkn/-