IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC WEDNESDAY, THE 24TH MARCH 2010 / 3RD CHAITHRA 1932 WP(C).No. 8573 of 2009(N) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- KRIHSHNAN SURYANARAYANAN, "DWARAKA", 6TH STREET, VENKATESWARA COLONY, AMBIKAPURAM.P.O., PLALAKKAD DIST. BY ADV. SRI.P.K.SURESH KUMAR SRI.V.C.MADHAVANKUTTY RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. PALAKKAD MUNICIPALITY, REP.BY ITS SECRETARY, PALAKKAD. 2. ART & HERITAGE COMMISSION, REP. BY ITS MEMBER SECRETARY (THE CHIEF TOWN PLANNER),PALAYAM, TRIVANDRUM. 3. THE DISTRICT TOWN PLANNER,PLALAKKAD. 4. THE STATE OF KERALA, REP.BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. ADV. SRI.V.CHITAMBARESH, SENIOR ADVOCATE FOR R1 SRI.T.C.SURESH MENON FOR R1 SRI.JIBU P THOMAS FOR R1 SRI.P.S.APPU FOR R1 SRI.A.R.NIMOD FOR R1 SRI.C.A.ANOOP FOR R1 GOVERNMENT PLEADER K.R.DEEPA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 24/03/2010, ALONG WITH WPC NO. 8876 OF 2009 WPC NO. 8572 OF 2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 8573 of 2009 APPENDIX EXHIBITS EXT.P1- TRUE COPY OF BUILDING PERMIT DATED 7.12.07 ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT EXT.P1(a)- TRUE COPY OF THE BUILDING PERMIT DATED 7.12.07 ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT EXT.P2- TRUE COPY OF NOTICE NO.EJBR 643/07-08/PW5 DATED 14.3.08 ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER EXT.P3- TRUE COPY OF THE NOTICE DATED 31.8.08 ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER EXT.P4- TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 11.12.08 IN W.P.(C).30335 OF 2008 PASSED BY THIS HONOURABLE COURT EXT.P5- TRUE COPY OF ORDER NO.EJBR/642/07-08/PW5 & EJBR 643/07-08/PW5 DATED 4.3.09 ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT EXT.P6- TRUE COPY OF LETTER NO.40068/RBI/07 DATED 24.1.08 ISSUED BY THE GOVT. OF KERALA, LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DEPT. EXT.P7- TRUE COPY OF LETTER NO.A4.644/07 DATED 16.1.08 ISSUED BY TOWNER PLANNER, PALAKKAD (TRUE COPY) P.A TO JUDGE ANTONY DOMINIC, J ------------------- W.P.(C)s.8573, 8572 & 8876/2009 -------------------- Dated this the 24th day of March, 2010 JUDGMENT The issue raised in these writ petitions is covered by the directions in the judgment of this Court in W.P.(C).33798/2008 rendered on 18.3.2010. In that judgment, it was clarified that in respect of the building permits issued prior to 24.1.2008, limitations placed pursuant to the advice of the Art & Heritage Commission by its order dated 24.1.2008 will not apply. 2. In view of the above, these writ petitions are disposed of with the aforesaid clarification and directing that the Municipality to inspect the buildings constructed by the petitioners and if it is satisfied that the construction is in compliance with the conditions of the building permits, numbers will be assigned to the buildings in question. ANTONY DOMINIC, Judge mrcs