IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 16TH JULY 2010 / 25TH ASHADHA 1932 WP(C).No. 22315 of 2010(L) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- V.M.KUTTY,AGED 73 YEARS, S/O.MATHAI,VELIPADAVIL HOUSE, EDAKKATTUVAYAL PO, ARAKUNNAM,ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.PAUL K.VARGHESE RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY(LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT),GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYAT, CIVIL STATION,KAKKANADU. 3. THE EDAKKATTUVAYAL GRAMA PANCHAYATH, EDAKKATTUVAYAL,EDAKKATTUVAYAL PO, ARAKUNNAM VIA, ARAKUNNAM VIA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 4. THE SECRETARY, EDCAKKATTUVAYAL GRAMA PANCHAYATH, EDAKKATTUVAYAL,EDAKKATTUVAYAL PO,ARAKUNNAM VIA. GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SMT.K.R.DEEPA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 16/07/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.22315/2010-L ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 16th day of July, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is an applicant for issuance of a building permit. It is pointed out that he has submitted an application for constructing a residential house on 28/01/2010 along with plan etc. The petitioner, on being instructed by the Secretary of the Panchayat has produced documents like possession certificate, location sketch, tax receipt and postal cover with Rs.50/- stamp for sending the approved plan through registered post. It is pointed out that the concerned Engineer inspected the site and he was satisfied about the plan etc.. It is submitted that all other formalities have been complied with by the petitioner and so far, the approved plan and the permit has not been issued. It is in these circumstances, this writ petition has been filed. 2. There will be a direction to respondents 3 and 4 to consider the application for building permit along with plan and take a decision in the matter and communicate the same to the petitioner within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this Judgment. The petitioner will produce a copy of this Judgment along with W.P.(C). No.22315/2010 -:2:- a copy of the writ petition before the Secretary of the Panchayat for compliance. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms