IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE THURSDAY, THE 31ST JANUARY 2008 / 11TH MAGHA 1929 WP(C).No. 3751 of 2008(V) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ RAGHUNATHAN K.S., S/O. SREEDHARAN, RESIDING AT KOCHUPARAMBIL HOUSE, CHENNAD P.O., POONJAR, MEENACHIL TALUK, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.T.MADHU RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE POONJAR GRAMA PANCHAYATH, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, POONJAR P.O., MEENACHIL TALUK, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. 2. THE PRESIDENT, POONJAR GRAMA PANCHAYATH, POONJAR P.O., MEENACHIL TALUK, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 31/01/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Pius C. Kuriakose, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No. 3751 of 2008 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 31st day of January, 2008 JUDGMENT The grievance of the petitioner voiced by him in this writ petition is that though he has constructed a building by the side of Erattupetta-Chennad Malika PWD Road and the construction was completed in all respects even before 6-6-2007, the day when the Kerala Municipality Building Rules were extended to the panchayat, the panchayat is refusing to number the building. I do not propose to go into the merits of the matter. The petitioner has submitted Ext.P3 return before the Secretary of the panchayat regarding the property tax leviable for the building in question. Apart from that the petitioner has submitted Ext.P4 application for issuance of ownership certificate in respect of the building in question. Since Exts.P3 and P4 are pending before the panchayat, the panchayat is directed to consider Exts.P3 and P4 in the light of various grounds raised in this writ petition and take a decision at the earliest and at any rate within one month of receiving WPC 3751/08 2 copy of this judgment and a copy of this writ petition. Once decision is taken, the petitioner will be informed about the decision without delay. Pius C. Kuriakose, Judge. mn.