IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH FRIDAY, THE 11TH JULY 2008 / 20TH ASHADHA 1930 WP(C).No. 31898 of 2007(V) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------------- BHARTI AIRTEL LTD FORMERLY KNOWN AS BHARTI TELE-VENTURES LIMITED, S.L.AVENUE, N.H.BYPASS, KUNDANNUR, KOCHI REPRESENTED BY ITS HEAD LEGAL, SRI.P.JAYABAL MENON. BY ADV. SRI.SANTHOSH MATHEW SRI.SATHISH NINAN RESPONDENTS: ----------------------- 1. KANNAMANGALAM GRAMA PANCHAYAT REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, KANNAMANGALAM P.O., TIRURANGADI TALUK, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT, PIN- 676 318 2. THACHIRUPADIKKAL ABOOBACKER, S/O.KUNHALI HAJI, POST CHEROOR, KANNAMANGALAM PANCHAYAT, TIRURANGADI TALUK, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT, PIN- 676 318 ADV. SRIC.M.MOHAMMED IQUABAL FOR R2 SMT.M.SINDHU THANKAM FOR R1 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 11/07/2008,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C) No. 31898/2007 V APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1. COPY OF THE CHALLAN SUBSTANTIATING PAYMENT OF PERMIT FEE BY THE PETITIONER. EXT.P2. COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DT. 18/09/07 IN WPC NO. 27732/2007 OF THIS COURT. EXT.P3. COPY OF THE ORDER NO. A2. 1432/07(2) DT. 22/09/07 BY THE R1. EXT.P4. COPY OF THE ORDER NO. A2. 1432/2007 (2) DT. 11/10/2007 BY THE R1. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS : EXT.R2A. COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION FILED BY THE R2 BEFORE THE R1 DT. 14/09/2007. / TRUE COPY / tga KURIAN JOSEPH, J. ----------------------------------------- W.P(C) No.31898 of 2007 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 11th day of July, 2008 JUDGMENT Petitioner approached this court aggrieved by Ext.P4 communication issued by the Panchayat wherein the petitioner has been asked to stop the functioning of a mobile tower. One of the contentions taken by the petitioner is that the same is passed without notice to the petitioner. It is further submitted that in view of the Bench decision of this court in Reliance Infocom Ltd. v. Chemmanchery Grama Panchayat, 2006 (4) KLT 695 the matter requires fresh consideration. Therefore, Ext.P4 is quashed without prejudice to the liberty to the first respondent to initiate fresh proceedings, if required, with notice to the petitioner. The writ petition is disposed of as above. (KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE) ahg. KURIAN JOSEPH, J. ----------------------------------- W.P(C).No.31898 of 2007 ----------------------------------- JUDGMENT 11th July, 2008