IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.S.RADHAKRISHNAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.K.BASHEER WEDNESDAY, THE 5TH SEPTEMBER 2007 / 14TH BHADRA 1929 OP.No. 25595 of 2000(V) ----------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ M.C.VISHNU NAMBOODIRI, AGED 64 YEARS, S/O VASUDEVAN NAMBOODIRI, SOUTH MANCHIRA, WEST NADA, GURUVAYOOR BY ADV. SRI.K.RAMAKUMAR SRI.T.RAMPRASAD UNNI RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, TVM. 2. THE SECRETARY, GURUVAYOOR MUNICIPALITY GURUVAYOOR 3. GURUVAYOOR DEVASWOM BOARD, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, GURUVAYOOR. 4. SECRETARY, LOCAL ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT, TVM. BY ADV. SRI.U.K.RAMAKRISHNAN SMT.P.VIJAYAMMA SMT.UMA GOPINATH SRI.V.KRISHNA MENON GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.K.SANDESH RAJ THIS ORIGINAL PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 05/09/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: O.P.25595/2000 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS EXT.P1- TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER DATED 18.12.97 ISSUED BY THE 4TH RESPONDENT EXT.P2- TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 6.11.99 ISSUED BY THE FIRT RESPONDENT EXT.P3- TRUE COPY OF THE DECISION TAKEN BY THE THIRD RESPONDENT EXT.P4- TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER (TRUE COPY) P.A TO JUDGE K.S.RADHAKRISHNAN & A.K.BASHEER, JJ ------------------- O.P. 25595/2000 -------------------- Dated this the 5th day of September, 2007 JUDGMENT Radhakrishnan, J Writ petition is preferred seeking a writ of certiorari to quash Exts.P1 and P2 and also for a direction to the second respondent to consider and pass appropriate orders on Ext.P4. Ext.P1 is the Government Letter dated 18.12.1997 issued in pursuance of the direction in the judgment in O.P.2071/1993 prohibiting large scale constructions within 100 metres of the outer wall of the Guruvayur Temple. Ext.P2 is another order of the Government dated 6.11.1999 stating that only lands which fall within ten metre, would be acquired. 2. Learned Standing Counsel appearing for the Guruvayur Devaswom has submitted that Supreme Court has passed an order upholding the earlier Government order dated 7.3.1998 permitting acquisition of lands within 25 metres of the outer walls of the Guruvayur Temple. Since Exts.P1 and P2 orders do not survive, no relief can be granted to the petitioner. This petition lacks merit and is, therefore, dismissed. K.S.RADHAKRISHNAN Judge A.K.BASHEER Judge mrcs