IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE THURSDAY, THE 10TH APRIL 2008 / 21ST CHAITHRA 1930 WP(C).No. 11967 of 2008(Y) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ CLARETIAN PROVINCIAL HOUSE, KARUKUTTY-683 576, ANGAMALY, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, REPRESENTED BY ITS TREASURER FR.GEORGE THELLIANKAL. BY ADV. SRI.WILSON URMESE RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. KARUKUTTY GRAMA PANCHAYAT, KARUKUTTY-683 576, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY SRI.K.J.MUHAMMED ANZAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 10/04/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C. KURIAKOSE, J. ---------------------------------- W.P.(C) NO. 11967 of 2008 ---------------------------------- Dated this the 10th day of April , 2008 JUDGMENT As rightly pointed out by the learned Government Pleader and the learned Standing Counsel for the Panchayat, the petitioner has a statutory remedy by way of appeal to the Committee of the Panchayat. 2. The writ petition is disposed of relegating the petitioner to such statutory remedies. However, considering the hardships, which are being occasioned to the petitioner on account of not getting electricity connection, which is possible only if if an ownership certificate is issued by the Panchayat, even as I relegate the petitioner to appellate remedies under the statute, there will be a direction to the first respondent to issue ownership certificate to the petitioner in respect of building which is already numbered as Door No. 367A, the building which is subject matter of Ext.P3 notice, on condition that the petitioner pays without WPC No.11967/2008 2 prejudice to his contentions in the prospective appeal and this writ petition, a sum of a sum of Rs.10,000/-(Rupees Ten Thounsand) with the first respondent Panchayat. The ownership certificate should be issued as soon as the amount is remitted. PIUS C. KURIAKOSE JUDGE dpk