IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC WEDNESDAY, THE 27TH JULY 2011 / 5TH SRAVANA 1933 WP(C).No. 20407 of 2011(A) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------- JITHESH DATH, MOZHIKUNNATH MANA, P.O.MELE PATTAMBI, PATTAMBI, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. BY ADVS. SRI.K.JAJU BABU SMT.M.U.VIJAYALAKSHMI SRI.T.R.SADEESAN SRI.T.S.SHYAM PRASANTH SMT.DIVYA CHANDRAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- 1. THE DIRECTOR, DIRECTORATE OF ARCHAEOLOGY, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, SREEPADAM PALACE, FORT P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695023. 2. PATTAMBI GRAMA PANCHAYAT, PATTAMBI P.O., PALAKKAD.PIN- 679 303. REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. R1 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.P.N.SANTHOSH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 27/07/2011, ALONG WITH WPC NO.20408/2011 THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: sts WP(C)NO.20407/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1 COPY OF THE SHOWING THE PUCCA CONCRETE BUILDINGS ON EITHER SIDE P2 COPY OF THE NOTIFICATION DATED 29/10/2010 ISSUED BY DIRECTOR GENERAL OF MINISTRY OF CULTURE, ARCHAEOLOGY SURVEY OF INDIA. P3 COPY OF THE APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER AND HIS MOTHER USED RULE 34 OF THE RULES FOR ISSUANCE OF LICENCE FOR CONSTRUCTION IN HIS PROPERTY DATED 15/6/2011. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL /TRUE COPY/ P.A.TO.JUDGE sts ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ------------------------------------------------- W.P.(C)Nos.20407, 20408 OF 2011 ------------------------------------------------- DATED THIS THE 27th DAY OF JULY, 2011 J U D G M E N T The only prayer sought by the petitioners in these writ petitions is to direct the 1st respondent to consider Ext.P3 applications submitted by the petitioners seeking licence in terms of Section 20 D of Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958. 2. In view of the pendency of Ext.P3 applications before the 1st respondent, I direct the 1st respondent will consider and pass appropriate orders on the said applications as expeditiously as possible at any rate within a period of 6 weeks from the date of production of a copy of this judgment. Petitioners shall produce a copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition before the 1st respondent for compliance. Sd/- ANTONY DOMINIC JUDGE AMG True copy P.A to Judge