IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN MONDAY, THE 19TH DECEMBER 2011 / 28TH AGRAHAYANA 1933 WP(C).No. 18143 of 2006(I) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): -------------------------- P. ASHOKAN, AGED 55 YEARS, S/O. LATE PUNATHIL GOVINDAN, RESIDING AT PONMANIKOTTU HOUSE, KAKKODI P.O., KOZHIKODE DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.V.N.RAMESAN NAMBISAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL ADMINISTRATION, SECRETARIATE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. KAKKODI GRAMA PANCHAYAT, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, P.O. KAKKODI, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT. *R3 IMPLEADED *R3: MADATHIL ABUBACKER HAJI,S/O.AMEDKOYA, RETIRED ENGINEER, PWD, PADINJATTUMMURI, P.O.KAKKODI, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT. * IS IMPLEADED AS ADDL.R3 AS PER ORDER DATED 16/8/06 IN I.A.NO.11475/06. R2 BY ADV. SRI.P.V.KUNHIKRISHNAN R3 BY ADV. SRI.V.V.SURENDRAN SRI.P.A.HARISH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 19/12/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: sts S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.18143 of 2006 ---------------------------------------------- Dated this the 19th day of December, 2011 JUDGMENT The petitioner has filed this writ petition challenging Ext.P12 order of the Government directing the Secretary of the Kakkodi Grama Panchayat to take steps to demolish certain portion of the petitioner's building, which the petitioner has allegedly constructed in violation of the permit issued to him and Ext.P13 notice issued by the Secretary of the Panchayat to the petitioner to demolish the building as per the direction of the Government. 2. After arguing for some time, the learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission to withdraw this writ petition without prejudice to the right of the petitioner to apply for regularisation of the construction in accordance with the law. Permission is granted and the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn with the above liberty. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE acd