IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 24TH OCTOBER 2008 / 2ND KARTHIKA 1930 WP(C).No. 31160 of 2008(H) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- THE VICAR, ST.SEBASTIANS CHURCH, SEBIPURAM, MANJAPRA - 683 581. BY ADV. SRI.V.M.KURIAN SRI.MATHEW B. KURIAN SRI.K.T.THOMAS RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, REP. BY THE PRINCIPAL SECERETARY TO GOVERNMENT, LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT (DB) DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT ANNEXE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. T.V.RAVI, THEKKANKUDI HOUSE, MANJAPRA P.O., MANJAPRA VILLAGE, ALUVA TALUK. 3. C.K.RAJAN, CHATTAKKARAN (HOUSE), MANJAPRA P.O. MANJAPRA VILLAGE, ALUVA TALUK. 4. THE MANJAPRA GRAMA PANCHAYATH, MANJAPRA P.O., REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 5. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, ERNAKULAM. GOVT. PLEADER SMT. K.R. DEEPA. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 24/10/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. Siri Jagan, J. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= W. P (C) No. 31160 of 2008 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Dated this, the 24th October, 2008. J U D G M E N T The petitioner filed this writ petition challenging the proceedings pending before the Government in appeal under Rule 6 (10) of the Kerala Panchayat Raj (Burial & Burning Ground) Rules, 1998 filed by respondents 2 and 3 on the ground that the Government has no jurisdiction to entertain the appeal in view of Ext. P5 judgment. However, in view of the fact that today, I have reviewed Ext. P5 judgment holding that the appeal lies to the Government under Rule 6(10) of the Kerala Panchayat Raj (Burial & Burning Ground) Rules, 1998, the petitioner is not pressing that prayer. However, the petitioner makes an alternate prayer to the effect that the Government may be directed to dispose of the appeal pending before it, in which Ext. P8 order has been passed, expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. 3. In the nature of the order I propose to pass, I do not find it necessary to issue notice to other respondents. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 1st respondent to pass orders in the appeal in which Ext. P8 stay order has been passed, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to all concerned, if they have not been heard already. S. Siri Jagan, Judge. Tds/