IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE MONDAY, THE 4TH FEBRUARY 2008 / 15TH MAGHA 1929 WP(C).No. 28520 of 2007(T) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- DINESHAN PUTHALATH, 'SREESATHMAM', P.O.MAMBA, KAVINMOOLA, KANNUR DIST. BY ADV. SRI.C.K.SREEJITH RESPONDENT: ----------------------- THE SECRETARY, ANJARAKANDY GRAMA PANCHAYAT, P.O.MAMBA, KANNUR. BY SRI.P.C.SASIDHARAN, SC, PANCHAYATH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 04/02/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss WPC.NO.28520/2007 T APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1: COPY OF THE DEED DTD. 21/06/202. EXT.P2: COPY OF RELEVANT PAGES OF THE TAX ASSESSMENT REGISTER ISSUED UNDER RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT 28/07/2007. EXT.P3: COPY OF THE REPLY NOTICE. EXT.P4: COPY OF THE REPLY NOTICE. EXT.P5: COPY OF THE LETTER ISSUED STATING THAT THE APPLICATION WAS SUBMITTED (A2/143/02) 16/11/2002. EXT.P6: COPY OF THE AGE CERTIFICATE. EXT.P7: COPY OF THE ADMISSION BY THE RESPONDENT THAT THERE IS NO APPLICATION FOR DEMOLISHING THE BUILDING (ISSUED ON 21/05/07). 1ST RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: EXT.R1(A): COPY OF THE REGISTER KEPT IN THE PANCHAYATH. EXT.R1(B): COPY OF THE REGISTER KEPT IN THE PANCHAYATH IN CONNECTION WITHNEW HOUSES CONSTRUCTED. /TRUE COPY/ P.A.TO JUDGE Kss PIUS C. KURIAKOSE,J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No.28520 of 2007 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated: 4th February, 2008 JUDGMENT I do not think that this court will be justified within the contours of its jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution in granting the reliefs sought for by the petitioner. The petitioner wants a direction to the Panchayat to issue a fresh age certificate in respect of the building constructed by the petitioner in substitution of Ext.P6. It is the petitioner's case that the building in question was in existence since the year 1967 onwards. But according to the property tax assessment register, the building in question is a new one which was constructed in the year 2002-03. If the contention of the petitioner is that the entries in the property tax assessment register are wrong, the petitioner's remedy lies not before this court under Article 226. The Writ Petition will stand dismissed, however, without prejudice to the petitioner's remedies before a regular civil court or before any higher authorities under the Scheme of the Panchayat Raj Act. srd PIUS C.KURIAKOSE, JUDGE