IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC TUESDAY, THE 19TH AUGUST 2008 / 28TH SRAVANA 1930 WP(C).No. 23358 of 2008(E) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ SURESH BABU C. S/O. ACHUTHAN, AGED 28 YEARS, CHOLAKATH HOUSE KANNAMANGALAM, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.BABU S. NAIR RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE KANNAMANGALAM GRAMA PANCHAYATH REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY KANNAMANGALAM , MALAPPURAM DISTRICT 2. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYATHS MALAPPURAM. 3. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS TRIVANDRUM. R2 & R3 BY GOVT. PLEADER SMT. K.R. DEEPA. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19/08/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = W.P.(C) No. 23358 OF 2008 E = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Dated this the 19h day of August 2008 J U D G M E N T The grievance of the writ petitioner is regarding the alleged decision of the Panchayat to convert a play ground into a Primary Health Centre and also a Veterinary Hospital. Petitioner submits that aggrieved by this decision, he has moved the Government invoking its power under Section 190(1) of the Kerala Panchayat Raj Act and filed Exts. P3 and P5. Counsel for the petitioner seeks a direction to the 3rd respondent to take up Exts. P3 and P5, consider the same and pass orders thereon. If as stated by the petitioner Exts. P3 addressed to the Panchayat and copied to the Minister and P5 addressed to the Minister have been received and are pending, there is no reason why decision thereon shall not be taken. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of directing that the 3rd respondent shall take up Exts. P3 and P5, if these applications are received, consider the same and pass orders thereon as W.P.(C) No. 23358 OF 2008 -2- expeditiously as possible, at any rate within 8 weeks of production of a copy of this judgment. Petitioner shall produce a copy of this judgment before the 3rd respondent for compliance. ANTONY DOMINIC JUDGE jan/-