IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 13TH AUGUST 2010 / 22ND SRAVANA 1932 WP(C).No. 22243 of 2010(E) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- K.P.JOSE, AGED 45 YEARS, S/O.POULOSE, KALATHIPARAMBIL, NEERICODE P.O., ALANGAD, ALUVA-683 511. BY ADV. SRI.B.HARISH KUMAR. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. ALANGAD GRAMA PANCHAYATH, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, NEERICODE P.O., ALANGAD, ALUVA-683 511. 2. THE SECRETARY, ALANGAD GRAMA PANCHAYATH, NEERICODE P.O., ALANGAD, ALUVA-683 511. R1 & R2 BY ADV. SRI.DINESH MATHEW J.MURICKEN. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 13/08/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C). NO.22243/2010-: APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS: EXT.P.1: COPY OF THE BUILDING PERMIT DTD. 24/10/07 ISSUED BY THE R.2. EXT.P.2: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DTD. 08/06/10 SUBMITTED BEFORE THE R.2. EXT.P.3: COPY OF THE PROCEEDING DTD. 24/06/10 ISSUED BY THE R.2. EXT.P.4: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DTD. 25/06/10 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE R.1. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL. //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE. Prv. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.22243/2010-E ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 13th day of August, 2010 J U D G M E N T The writ petition is filed seeking for a direction to grant permission to construct the compound wall in the petitioner's property comprised in Survey Nos.158/5 and 158/4 in Alangad Village in Paravoor Taluk. 2. The application was submitted initially on 03/10/2007 and a building permit was issued as per Ext.P1 which was valid upto 23/10/2008. It is stated that the petitioner could not construct the compound wall due to his poor financial condition. The petitioner is stated to have filed an application for renewal. But he was advised to submit a fresh application. It is accordingly, that he filed a fresh application on 19/03/2010 but so far the permit has not been granted. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the permit is liable to be granted and further under Section 235K of the Kerala Municipality Act, the petitioner will be entitled to claim deemed grant of permit also. 4. The learned counsel for the Panchayat submitted that within a short time, the application will be considered and appropriate communication will be issued to the petitioner in the matter. Therefore, there will be a W.P.(C). No.22243/2010 -:2:- direction to the Secretary of the Panchayat to consider the application in accordance with the relevant Rules and communicate the decision to the petitioner within a period of three weeks. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms