IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN WEDNESDAY, THE 1ST JULY 2009 / 10TH ASHADHA 1931 WP(C).No. 16748 of 2009(K) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ---------------------- M/S MIR REALTORS PVT. LTD., 1ST FLOOR, MM BUILDINGS, NEAR NORTH TOWN HALL, ERNAKULAM -682 018, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, MR. ARUN KUMAR K. BY ADV. MR.ABRAHAM MATHEW (VETTOOR) RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. THRIKKAKARA GRAMA PANCHAYAT, KAKKANADU P.O., ERNAKULAM, KOCHI -30, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. THE ASSISTANT ENGINEER, L.S.G.D. SECTION, THRIKKAKARA GRAMA PANCHAYATH, KAKKANADU P.O., ERNAKULAM, KOCHI-30. 3. THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, KSEB, ELECTRICAL MAJOR SECTION, KAKKANADU, ERNAKULAM. 4. THE ASSISTANT ENGINEER, ELECTRICAL SECTION, THRIKKAKARA, ERNAKULAM. R1 BY ADV. MR.S.SHANAVAS KHAN R2 TO R4 BY ADV. MR.P.P.THAJUDEEN, SC, K.S.E.B THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 01/07/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: rs. THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, J. ------------------------------------------- W.P(C).No.16748 OF 2009 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 1st day of July, 2009 JUDGMENT The petitioner is aggrieved by the refusal of the first respondent to take a decision on its request for permission to carry out trenching work for laying electric cable. That application Ext.P11 is stated to be pending in spite of remittance of due amounts. Learned counsel for the first respondent Panchayat states that the petitioner has apparently withdrawn itself from certain offers made in relation to the construction of a culvert, which was part of the understanding between the Panchayat and the petitioner while permission was accorded to develop the low lying area as a township. Whatever that be, the Panchayat has to speak by issuing a decision on Ext.P11 after considering the request of the petitioner in accordance with law. The matter cannot be delayed. Under such circumstances, it is directed that the Panchayat will issue its decision on Ext.P11 within a period of three weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. If the decision is against the interest of the WPC.16748/09 Page numbers petitioner, the reasons shall also be stated so that it would not then be incapacitated from challenging such decision before the competent statutory superior authority. The writ petition is ordered accordingly. Sd/- THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, Judge. kkb.2/7.