IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 26TH JULY 2010 / 4TH SRAVANA 1932 WP(C).No. 23227 of 2010(C) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- TESSY THOMAS, W/O. THOMAS @ JIJIMON, VALIAKALATHIL, KAVALAM PO, ALAPPUZHA. BY ADV. SRI.S.SANAL KUMAR SMT.BHAVANA VELAYUDHAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. VELIYANAD GRAMA PANCHAYATH, VELIYANAD PO,ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT,REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, PIN 688 005. 2. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN 695 001. GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SMT.K.R.DEEPA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 26/07/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.23227/2010-C ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 26th day of July, 2010 J U D G M E N T This writ petition is filed by the petitioner who is the owner-in-possession of 3 Ares of land comprised in Survey No.218/3 of Veliyanad Village. The petitioner put a temporary shed for a toddy shop and a building number was also granted to the shed. Apparently, the functioning of the toddy shop has been stopped and the petitioner is utitlising the shed for other purposes, namely, for keeping manure etc. He is aggrieved by Ext.P6, a communication issued by the Secretary of the Panchayat asking to demolish the same within a period of 15 days. It is submitted that even though Ext.P6 notice is dated 08/06/2010, the petitioner received the same only on 15/07/2010. 2. The petitioner has got an effective remedy to approach the Tribunal for the Local Self Government Institutions under the relevant provisions of the Act. Therefore, the petitioner will file an appeal/revision and seek for appropriate interim orders before the Tribunal. To enable the petitioner to avail of the remedy, the further action pursuant to Ext.P6 will be kept in abeyance for a period of 15 days from today. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms