IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE WEDNESDAY, THE 19TH MARCH 2008 / 29TH PHALGUNA 1929 WP(C).No. 5549 of 2008(I) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ P.P.M.MOOSA HAJI POONTHOTTAMPOYIL THACHAMPOYIL P.O. KEDAVUR VILLAGE, KOZHIKODE. BY ADV. SRI.T.G.RAJENDRAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. SPECIAL GRADE SECRETARY THAMARASSERY GRAMA PANCHAYATH 2. ABDUL MUNEER, ECOSPONA THACHAPOYIL PO, THAMARASSERY. R1 BY ADV.MR.V.V.SURENDRAN R2 BY ADV. SRI.BABU JOSEPH KURUVATHAZHA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19/03/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C. KURIAKOSE,J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No.5549 of 2008 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated: 19th March, 2008 JUDGMENT Ext.P6 order issued by the Panchayat directing the petitioner to stop working of his stone crusher unit is under challenge on various grounds. The ground firstly and most prominently raised is that Ext.P6 has been passed without hearing the petitioner. The allegation is that though a hearing notice was issued, the impugned order was passed even prior to the date slated for hearing. The 2nd respondent at whose instance Ext.P6 was issued by the Panchayat concedes that the petitioner can be given a hearing opportunity. Under these circumstances, I do not propose to go into the merits of the other grounds raised in the Writ Petition. I quash Ext.P6 and direct the first respondent to hear the petitioner and the 2nd respondent again on the issue covered by Ext.P6 and pass fresh orders at the earliest and at any rate within one month of receiving copy of this judgment. The Writ Petition is disposed of as above. srd PIUS C.KURIAKOSE, JUDGE