IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID WEDNESDAY, THE 2ND NOVEMBER 2011 / 11TH KARTHIKA 1933 WP(C).No. 26189 of 2011(W) ----------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------- JOHNY ALEX, S/O THOMAS, AGED 44 YEARS, RESIDING AT PAZHAMPILLI, VADUTHALA, CHERANALLOOR, ERNAKULAM. BY ADV. SMT.LAKSHMI RAJAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. CHERANALLOOR GRAMA PANCHAYAT, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO THE PANCHAYAT, CHERANALLOOR, ERNAKULAM - 682 034 2. DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM, REPRESENTED BY JOINT DIRECTOR, ERNAKULAM - 682 027 3. STANDING COMMITTEE, (APPEALS), REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN, CHERANALLOOR GRAMA PANCHAYAT, CHERANALLOOR, ERNAKULAM - 682034 4. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO THE STATE. SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001 R1 BY ADV. SRI.S.SHANAVAS KHAN R2 & R4 BY GOVT. PLEADER SMT. P. MAYA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 02/11/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: BKA WP(C).No. 26189 of 2011(W) APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT. P1: COPY OF THE REGISTERED DEED. EXT. P2: COPY OF THE NOC DATED 31.08.1998. EXT. P3: COPY OF THE BOOKS OF ACCOUNTS. EXT. P4: COPY OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS. EXT. P5: COPY OF THE VERIFICATION AND CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE FROM THE POLICE DATED 10.11.2009. EXT. P6: COPY OF THE NOC DATED 06.07.2010. EXT. P7: COPY OF THE APPLICATION DATED 18.04.2011 BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT. EXT. P8: COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 02.09.2011 OF THE 1ST RESPONDENT PANCHAYAT. EXT. P9: COPY OF THE APPLEAL BEFORE THE 3RD RESPONDENT STANDING COMMITTEE. RESPONDENT(S) EXHIBITS: NIL //TRUE COPY// PA TO JUDGE BKA HARUN-UL-RASHID, J. ------------------------ W.P.(C).No.26189 Of 2011 ---------------------- Dated this the 2nd day of November, 2011. J U D G M E N T The writ petition is filed seeking a direction commanding the 3rd respondent standing committee (appeals) to consider Ext.P9 appeal filed under Section 276(1) of the Panchayath Raj Act, 1994 and pass orders expeditiously within a time frame to be fixed by this Court. 2. When the matter was taken up for consideration, the learned counsel for the petitioner submits that Ext.P9 appeal is pending before the 3rd respondent standing committee and requests this Court to issue a direction to the 3rd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P9 appeal within a time frame to be fixed by this Court. In the facts and circumstances of the case, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the 3rd respondent to consider and pass appropriate orders on Ext.P9 appeal within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner. HARUN-UL-RASHID, Judge. bkn/-