IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE TUESDAY, THE 12TH FEBRUARY 2008 / 23RD MAGHA 1929 WP(C).No. 4160 of 2008(T) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ GOPAKUMAR B.NAIR (PROMOTOR & BUILDER, SERENE PARK) GBN SPACES, P.B.NO.5710, HOTEL SILVER SAND COMPLEX THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-36. BY ADV. SRI.V.PHILIP MATHEW RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT KERALA GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM CORPORATION REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 3. THE SECRETARY THIRUVANANTHAPURAM CORPORATION THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. REGIONAL TOWN PLANNER OFFICE OF THE REGIONAL TOWN PLANNING OFFICE NEAR A.K.G.CENTRE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R1 & R4 BY GOVT. PLEADER MR.K.J.MOHAMMED ANZAR R2-R3 BY ADV. SRI.N.NANDAKUMARA MENON (SR.) SRI.P.K.MANOJKUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 12/02/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C. KURIAKOSE,J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No.4160 of 2008 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated: 12th February, 2008 JUDGMENT The Standing Counsel for the Corporation seeks time again for getting instructions. However, I am not inclined to grant time. The Corporation is bound to forward the applications submitted by the petitioner on behalf of various individual applicants to the 4th respondent so as to enable the 4th respondent to take an early decision on the matter. Accordingly, allowing the Writ Petition, I direct the third respondent to forward the applications referred to in Exts.P5 and P6 to the 4th respondent within three weeks of receiving copy of this judgment. I also direct the 4th respondent to take a decision on the applications referred to in Exts.P5 and P6 after hearing the petitioner. The 4th respondent shall ensure compliance of the above directions at the earliest and at any rate within one month of receiving the applications from the Corporation. The other issues raised in the Writ Petition are left open for decision in appropriate prospective proceedings. The Writ Petition is disposed of as above. srd PIUS C.KURIAKOSE, JUDGE W.P.C.No. - 2 -