IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE MONDAY, THE 18TH FEBRUARY 2008 / 29TH MAGHA 1929 WP(C).No. 4364 of 2008(T) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ 1. MR.JOSEMON MUNDACKAL, PRESIDENT, KOZHUVANAL GRAMA PANCHAYATH, MUNDACKAL HOUSE, KEEZHUVANKULAM P.O., KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. 2. ANCY SHAJI, IST WARD MEMBER, KOZHUVANAL GRAMA PANCHAYATH, CHAVELIL, CHERPUNKAL P.O., KOTTAYAM. 3. LISIAMMA CHACKO, 3RD WARD MEMBER, KOZHUVANAL GRAMA PANCHAYATH, KUREEKKATTUKUNNEL, KOZHUVANAL, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. 4. SHEELA SASIKUMAR, 4TH WARD MEMBER, KOZHUVANAL GRAMA PANCHAYATH, CHENGAZHASSERIL, MEVADA, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. 5. P.K.SAJU, 5TH WARD MEMBER, KOZHUVANAL GRAMA PANCHAYATH, KUNNUVAYALIL, THODANAL, KOTTAYAM. 6. A.V.GOPINATHAN NAIR, 6TH WARD MEMBER, KOZHUVANAL GRAMA PANCHAYATH, UTHIRAKKULATHU, THODANAL P.O., KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. 7. G.C.DEVASSIA, 7TH WARD MEMBER, KOZHUVANAL GRAMA PANCHAYATH, GANAPATHIPLACKAL, THODANAL, KOTTAYAM. 8. LISAMMA CHACKOCHAN, 8TH WARD MEMBER, KOZHUVANAL GRAMA PANCHAYATH, CHERIPURAM, KANJIRAMATTOM P.O., KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. 9. THOMAS GEORGE, 10TH WARD MEMBER, KOZHUVANAL GRAMA PANCHAYATH, THEKKAL, KOZHUVANAL, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. 10. JOSSY JOSEPH, 11TH WARD MEMBER, KOZHUVANAL GRAMA PANCHAYATH, POIKAYIL, KOZHUVANAL P.O., KOTTAYAM. 11. P.P.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR, 12TH WARD MEMBER, KOZHUVANAL GRAMA PANCHAYATH, PURAPOOKARA, KEZHUVANKULAM P.O., KOTTAYAM. BY ADV. SRI.JOBI JOSE KONDODY RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE DISTRICT PLANNING COMMITTEE, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, COLLECTORATE P.O., KOTTAYAM-2. 2. THE DISTRICT PLANNING OFFICER, CONVENOR, DISTRICT PLANNING COMMITTEE, CIVIL STATION, COLLECTORATE P.O., KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. 3. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYATHS, CIVIL STATION, COLLECTORATE P.O., KOTTAYAM-2. 4. THE KOZHUVANAL GRAMA PANCHAYATH, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, KOZHUVANAL GRAMA PANCHAYATH OFFICE, KOZHUVANAL P.O., KOTTAYAM DISTRICT-686 532. 5. GEORGE JOSEPH, 9TH WARD MEMBER, KOZHUVANAL GRAMA PANCHAYATH, NARIMATTATHIL HOUSE, MEVADA P.O., KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. ADDITIONAL RESPONDENTS 6. THE STATE OF KERALA REP. BY THE SECRETARY TO THE LOCAL SELF GOVT. INSTITUTIONS Additional respondent No.6 is impleaded suo motu as per order dtd. 6/2/08 BY ADV. SRI.SUNIL CYRIAC, SC.KOZHUVANAL G.PANCH SRI.SAJITH KUMAR V. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.K.J.MOHAMMED ANZAR SRI.GEORGEKUTTY MATHEW THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 18/02/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS.C.KURIAKOSE, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(c).No. 4364 OF 2008 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 18th day of February, 2008 JUDGMENT Learned Government Pleader submits that on 15/02/2008 a decision has been taken by the DPC to grant approval to the annual plan of the Kozhuvanal Grama Panchayat after endorsing dissenting notes of the member secretary and also of members- Sri.Girish.S.Nair, Smt.Flory Mathew and Sri.M.G. Gopalakrishnan. A copy of the decision has been placed before me by the learned Government Pleader. The copy will be placed on the records in this case. In view of the decision taken as above by the DPC, the grievances of the petitioners stand redressed to a considerable extent. I dispose of the writ petition directing the second respondent District Planning Officer to forward the above decision and the annual plan approved under the above decision to the 4th respondent for implementation at the earliest. It will be open to the 5th respondent to challenge the decision of the DPC in accordance with law on all available grounds. That remedy of the 5th respondent is not foreclosed. (PIUS.C.KURIAKOSE, JUDGE) sv