IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN THURSDAY, THE 18TH NOVEMBER 2010 / 27TH KARTHIKA 1932 WP(C).No. 19519 of 2010(L) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- CHAPPARAPPADAVU JUMA-ATH PALLI COMMITTEE CHAPPARAPPADAVU P.O.KANNUR DISTRICT, REPRESENTED BY ITSMANAGER P.ABDUL LATHEEF HAJI, S/O.IBRAHIM, AGED 45,CHAPPARAPPADAVU P.O., TALIPARAMBA TALUK, KANNUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.V.T.MADHAVANUNNI SRI.V.A.SATHEESH RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE SECRETARY, CHAPPARAPPADAVU GRAMA PANCHAYATH, P.O.CHAPPARAPPADAVU, KANNUR DISTRICT. 2. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, LOCAL SELF GOVERMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. ADV. SRI.SUNIL NAIR PALAKKAT FOR R-1 GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.K.R.DEEPA FOR R2 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 18/11/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. ----------------------------------------- W.P(C).No.19519 of 2010 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 18th day of November, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioner is the owner of a parcel of land situate within the local limits of Chapparappadavu Grama Panchayat. With a view to put up a commercial building in that parcel of land he applied to the first respondent for a building permit. Ext.P4 building permit was thereupon issued on 6.3.2009. It is stated that on the strength of Ext.P4 building permit, the construction of a part of the building, which is a row of shop rooms, was completed and thereupon the petitioner submitted the original of Ext.P1 application to number the building and to issue an occupancy certificate with a view to enable the petitioner to let out the said rooms and to earn income. The grievance voiced by the petitioner is that though nearly one year has passed after Ext.P1 application was filed, till date no action has been taken thereon by the first respondent. In this writ petition, the petitioner seeks a direction to the first respondent to consider Ext.P1 and pass appropriate orders thereon expeditiously. W.P(C).No.19519 of 2010 -:2:- 2. When the writ petition came up for hearing today Sri.Sunil Nair Palakkat, learned standing counsel appearing for the first respondent, submitted that the Secretary will enquire into Ext.P1 application and take an appropriate decision thereon in accordance with law expeditiously and in any event within two weeks from today. In the light of the said submission I dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the first respondent to enquire into Ext.P1 application and take an appropriate decision thereon expeditiously and in any event within two weeks from today. P.N.RAVINDRAN, Judge. ahg. P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. --------------------------- W.P(C).No.19519 of 2010 ---------------------------- JUDGMENT 18th November, 2010