IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN THURSDAY, THE 30TH OCTOBER 2008 / 8TH KARTHIKA 1930 WP(C).No. 31969 of 2008(E) ---------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- BISHOP JACOB MANATHODATH, DIOSICION BISHOP OF PALAKKAD, BISHOP'S HOUSE, VENNAKARA, PALAKKAD. BY ADV. SRI.BINOY VASUDEVAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------------- 1. KANNADI GRAMAPANCHAYAT, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. SECRETARY, KANNADI GRAMAPANCHAYAT. 3. DISTRICT TOWN PLANNER, DISTRICT TOWN PLANNING OFFICER, PALAKKAD. 4. CHIEF TOWN PLANNER, OFFICE OF THE CHIEF TOWN PLANNER, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI, K.V. MANOJ KUMAR. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 30/10/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------------ W.P.(C)No.31969 OF 2008 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 30th day of October, 2008 JUDGMENT The petitioner seeks to obtain a permit for construction of a building. For that , first the Town Planner has to approve the plan. The petitioner submitted Ext.P5 application before the Panchayat which was forwarded by the Panchayat to the 3rd respondent – District Town Planner, who rejected the same on the ground that the construction is in violation of orders issued under the Kerala Land Utilisation Order. Against the same, the petitioner has filed Ext.P9 petition before the 4th respondent – Chief Town Planner. The petitioner seeks a direction to the 4th respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P9 expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 4th respondent to consider and pass appropriate orders on Ext.P9 as expeditiously as possible, at W.P.(c)No.31969/08 2 any rate, within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner. The petitioner shall forward a certified copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition to the 4th respondent for compliance. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE Acd W.P.(c)No.31969/08 3