IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE WEDNESDAY, THE 21ST NOVEMBER 2007 / 30TH KARTHIKA 1929 WP(C).No. 32755 of 2007(Y) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ E.T.DEVASSY, AGED 72 YEARS, S/O.THOMAS, EDASSERY CHANGAN HOUSE, PALAYAM PARAMBU P.O., TRICHUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.V.S.CHANDRASEKHARAN SMT.LEKSHMI SWAMINATHAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE SECRETARY, KADUKUTTY GRAMA PANCHAYAT, KADUKUTTY P.O., CHALAKUDI. 2. JUNIOR HEALTH INSPECTOR, PUBLIC HEALTH CENTRE, KAKKAD, KADIKKUDAM, KORATTY, CHALAKUDI. 3. THOMAS, AGED 70 YEARS, S/O.INASU, RESIDING AT MANJOORAN HOUSE, PALAYAMPARAMBU P.O., ANNAMMA NADA. 4. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, MALA, THRISSUR. ( ADDL. R4 IS IMPLEADED AS PER THE ORDER IN WPC ) BY ADV. SRI.SHEEJO CHACKO SRI.M.N.MANOJ SRI.PRASANTH K.DIVAKARAN BY G.P. SRI.K.J.MUHAMMED ANZAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21/11/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C. KURIAKOSE, J. --------------------------------- WPC.NO. 32755 OF 2007 -------------------------------- Dated this the 21stth day of November, 2007 JUDGMENT The Sub Inspector of Police, Mala, Thrissur, is impleaded suo motu as additional 4th respondent in this writ petition. The Registry will carry out corrections in the cause title. 2. The grievance of the petitioner, who is a resident of the first respondent Panchayat, is that the 3rd respondent is conducting business of slaughtering and sale of animals without obtaining the required licence from the first respondent. The learned Standing Counsel for the Panchayat on entering appearance, submitted that the Panchayat has issued stop memo to 3rd respondent. On hearing the above submision, this court directed the 3rd respondent to obey the stop memo issued by the first respondent. Even though copy of this writ petition is served on the 3rd respondent by special messenger, he has not entered appearance before this court. 3. Heard Sri.V.S.Chandrasekharan, the learned Counsel for the petitioner, Sri.Shejo Chacko the learned Standing Counsel for the Panchayat and Sri.K.J.Muhammed Anzar, the learned Government Pleader. Sri.Chandrasekharan complains that the Panchayat is .2. not taking effective steps for enforcing Ext.P3 stop memo. Taking exception to the above submission, the learned Standing Counsel drew my attention to Ext.R1(a) stop memo, Ext.R1(b) letter sent by the Panchayat to the Health Officer and Ext.R1(c) notice issued to the 3rd respondent. It is stated in the statement filed by the Panchayat that the Panchayat has already requested the additional 4th respondent for necessary assistance in the matter of enforcing the stop memo. 4. Under the above circumstances, the writ petition itself will stand disposed of issuing the following directions: The additional 4th respondent is directed to take immediate action on the request made by the Panchayat for implementation of the stop memo which was issued by the Panchayat to the 3rd respondent. The additional 4th respondent will ensure that the 3rd respondent obeys the stop memo. (PIUS C.KURIAKOSE, JUDGE) dpk