IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC FRIDAY, THE 18TH JULY 2008 / 27TH ASHADHA 1930 WP(C).No. 20262 of 2008(K) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- JOLY THOMAS, AGED 36 YEARS, S/O.P.A.THOMAS, PERUMAYAN HOUSE, KANJOOR P.O., ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.JOBI JOSE KONDODY RESPONDENTS: ----------------- 1. MANJAPRA GRAMA PANCHAYATH, MANHJAPRA P.O., 683581, ERANAKULAM DISTRICT, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. THE SECRETARY, MANJAPRA GRAMA PANCHAYATH MANHJAPRA P.O., ERNAKULAM DISTRICT 683581. 3. SRI.SAJI M.A, AGED 35 YEARS, S/O.ESTHAPPAN, MADAN HOUSE, MERIGARI P.O., ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. 4. BIJU, AGED 33 YEARS, S/O.AYYAPPAN, NELLADAN HOUSE, MERIGIRI P.O. 5. BABU, AGED 38 YEARS, S/O.DEVASSYKUTTY, THIRUTHANATHIL HOUSE, MERIGIRI P.O. 6. SALI, AGED 34 YEARS, S/O.KUTTAPPAN, KALLIPARAMBIL HOUSE, MERIGIRI P.O. 7. SHAJI, AGED 34 YEARS, S/O.OUSHEPH, THIRUTHANATHIL HOUSE, MERIGIRI P.O. WPC NO.20262/08 -2- 8. THANKACHAN, AGED 38 YEARS, S/O.KUNJAVARA, THOTTAKKARA HOUSE, MERIGIRI P.O. 9. POLACHAN, AGED 37 YEARS, S/O.KURIAPPAN, KANJUKKARAN HOUSE, MERIGIRI P.O. 10. SINOJ, AGED 28 YEARS, S/O.RAMACHANDRAN, ORRAKKATTU HOUSE, MERIGIRI P.O. BY ADV. SRI.DINESH MATHEW J.MURICKEN FOR R3 TO 5 GOVT.PLEADER SMT.K.R.DEEPA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 18/07/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. =============== W.P.(C) NO. 20262 OF 2008 K ==================== Dated this the 18th day of July, 2008 J U D G M E N T Petitioner submits that he was issued Ext.P1 licence for a brick manufacturing unit. According to him, by Ext.P8 judgment rendered by this court in WP(C) No.7438/08, this court directed the Panchayat to take up Ext.P2 representation filed by the respondents therein and consider and pass orders thereon. 2. Misunderstanding the scope of Ext.P8, according to the petitioner, Panchayat issued Ext.P9 stop memo stating that in Ext.P8 judgment there was a direction to that effect. The said stop memo was issued on 01.04.2008 Subsequently, the Panchayat communicated Ext.P10 (2) notice under cover of Ext.P10 wherein the petitioner was informed that it was decided by the Panchayat on 17/5/2008 that it has been decided to cancel the licence. 3. The case of the petitioner is that since the period of Ext.P1 licence had expired on 31/3/2008, there was no licence to be cancelled on 17/5/2008 when the decision mentioned in Ext.P10 was taken. Subsequently, petitioner submitted application for renewal of his licence WPC 20262/08 :2 : and Ext.P11 is the receipt issued acknowledging payment of the required fee. According to him, decision on his application for renewal was delayed and therefore, this writ petition has been filed for appropriate reliefs. 4. Now that the petitioner has applied for renewal of the licence, it is essential for the Panchayat to consider the same and pass orders thereon. This the Panchayat shall do, taking into account the circumstances urged by the petitioner and with notice to him, as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within 4 weeks of production of a copy of this judgment. Writ petition is disposed of as above. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE Rp