IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN MONDAY, THE 25TH MAY 2009 / 4TH JYAISHTA 1931 WP(C).No. 14293 of 2009(F) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- M. ROBERT, JANCY BHAVAN, MALAMUKAL, KODUNGANNORE.P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.VELLAYANI SUNDARARAJU RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE VATTIYOORKAVU GRAMA PANCHAYATH, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, NETTAYAM.P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE SECRETARY, VATTIYOORKAVU GRAMA PANCHAYATH, NETTAYAM.P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 25/05/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: THOTTATHIL B RADHAKRISHNAN, J ........................................... WP(C).NO. 14293 OF 2009 ............................................ DATED THIS THE 25th DAY OF MAY, 2009 JUDGMENT The petitioner was granted Ext.P1 license for rearing pigs. He says that he has applied for renewal of that license. It is on record that the petitioner was given a loan by the Trivandrum Gramin Agricultural Development Bank as per Ext.P2. Ext.P3 is a notice issued by the Secretary of the Grama Panchayat stating that the license will be cancelled. The petitioner says that such notice has been issued on the basis of certain false complaints. With the aforesaid situation in hand, the Secretary of the Grama Panchayat will have to expedite the decision on the question as to whether license granted to the petitioner has to be cancelled or whether his application for renewal is to be granted. Either way, decision has to come as expeditiously as possible. Therefore without expressing anything on merits, this writ petition is ordered directing that the grant of renewal of permit/any decision on the question of cancellation of license shall be taken within a period of three weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this WP(C)14293/2009 2 judgment and if the decision is against the interest of the petitioner, reason shall be stated for that since the petitioner has adequate statutory remedies against such decision. If there is any objector to the grant of renewal or to the running of piggery, he shall also be heard. Writ petition ordered accordingly. It is clarified that this judgment does not touch on the merits of the claim of the petitioner or otherwise. THOTTATHIL B RADHAKRISHNAN, JUDGE lgk/26/5