IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 30TH JANUARY 2009 / 10TH MAGHA 1930 WP(C).No. 33520 of 2008(M) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- U.VINODKUMAR, AGED 35 YEARS, S/O.BALAN, ULLISSERI HOUSE, ARIYALLUR P.O., MALAPPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.M.SASINDRAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA-REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE SECRETARY, VALLIKKUNNU GRAMA PANCHAYAT, VALLIKKUNNU P.O., MALAPPURAM. ADV. SRI.BABU CHERUKARA FOR R2 GOVT. PLEADER SMT. K.R. DEEPA. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 30/01/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: W.P.C. NO. 33520/2008. ------------------------------------------------------------------- EXT.P1 TRUE COPY OF DEED DT. 22-9-2007. EXT.P2 DOCUMENT NO. 1394 OF 1962. EXT.P3 DOCUMENT EXECUTED IN 1965. EXT.P3(a) DOCUMENT EXECUTED IN 1981. EXT.P3(b) DOCUMENT EXECUTED IN 1983. EXT.P3(c) DOCUMENT EXECUTED IN 2005. EXT.PE(d) DOCUMENT EXECUTED IN 2006. EXT.P4 COPY OF BUILDING PLAN AND SITE PLAN. EXT.P5 COMMUNICATION DT. 21-10-2008. EXT.P6 CERTIFICATE DT. 28-10-2008. EXT.P7 CIRCULAR DT. 23-12-2008. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: ----------------------------------- EXT.R2(a) CIRCULAR DT. 31-7-2008. EXT.R2(b) APPLICATION DT. 30-9-2008. EXT.R2(c) POSSESSION CERTIFICATE DT. 3-10-2008. EXT.R2(d) CIRCULAR DT. 16-8-2007. EXT.R2(e) ORDER DT. 20-2-2008. EXT.R2(f) MINUTES OF MEETING DT. 25-9-2008. EXT.R2(g) DO. DT. 16-10-2008. EXT.R2(h) INTIMATION DT. 11-11-2008. EXT.R2(i) LETTER DT. 15-11-2008. [TRUE COPY] P.S TO JUDGE. S. Siri Jagan, J. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= W. P (C) No. 33520 of 2008 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Dated this, the 30th January, 2009. J U D G M E N T The petitioner has submitted Ext. P4 application for building permit for construction of a residential house in 10 cents of property owned by him before the 2nd respondent. According to the petitioner, the property in question is a garden land. However, by Ext. P5, the Secretary of the Panchayat has deferred the decision on Ext. P4 for want of a decision by the committee constituted under Act 28 of 2008 on the ground that the same is a paddy land. The petitioner now submits that the Government has issued Ext. P7 circular for considering the applications for building permit in such cases. The petitioner submits that the 2nd respondent may be directed to consider the petitioner's application for building permit in accordance with Ext. P7 circular. 2. I have heard the learned counsel for the Panchayat as well as the learned Government Pleader. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider Ext. P4 application submitted by the petitioner in accordance with Ext. P7 circular issued by the 1st respondent, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Sd/- S. Siri Jagan, Judge. Tds/