IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE MONDAY, THE 24TH MARCH 2008 / 4TH CHAITHRA 1930 WP(C).No. 9748 of 2008(I) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ ANIE THOMAS, W/O. THOMAS, AGED 47 YEARS, PLACKAL HOUSE, MALA, PALLIPPURAM, THRISSUR. BY ADV. SRI.G.HARIHARAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- MALA GRAMA PANCHAYAT, MALA, THRISSUR DISTRICT, REPRSENTED BY IS SECRETARY. BY THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 24 /3 /2008 , THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C. KURIAKOSE, J. ---------------------------------- W.P.(C) NO. 9748 of 2008 ---------------------------------- Dated this the 24th day of March , 2008 JUDGMENT Ext.P3 order cum notice of demolition of a portion of a building legitimately put up by the petitioner after encroaching upon a Panchayat thodu is under challenge. 2. I do not propose to go into the merits of the matter. But obviously the petitioner has a statutory remedy by way of appeal. I relegate the petitioner to that remedy and dispose of this writ petition accordingly. Considering the above direction, there will be a further direction to the Secretary of the Panchayat not to enforce Ext.P3 for a period of three weeks from today. PIUS C. KURIAKOSE, JUDGE. dpk