IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.H.L.DATTU & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.K.BASHEER WEDNESDAY, THE 11TH JUNE 2008 / 21ST JYAISHTA 1930 WA.No. 884 of 2008 ---------------------------- AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT IN WPC.3152/2008 Dated 28/01/2008 .................... APPELLANT: (1ST RESPONDENT): ------------------------------------------------ VALLIKKUNNU GRAMA PANCHAYATH, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, P.O. VALLIKKUNNU, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.T.SETHUMADHAVAN RESPONDENTS: (PETITIONER & ADDL.3RD RESPONDENT): ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. N.C. KARUNADAS, S/O. GOVINDAN NAIR, NODIYA PARAMBIL CHARAMTHODI, ARIYALLUR P.O., MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 2. THE COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY, SASTHRA BHAVAN, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R1 - BY ADV.SRI.C.M.MOHAMMED IQUABAL. R2 - BY GOVT.PLEADER SMT.K.MEERA. THIS WRIT APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11/06/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: H.L. DATTU, C.J. & A.K. BASHEER, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.A. No. 884 of 2008 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 11th day of June, 2008 Judgment H.L. Dattu, C. J: Sri.C.H.Mohammed Iquabal, learned counsel, takes notice for respondent No.1. 2. Though the matter is posted for admission, by the consent of learned counsel appearing for the parties to the lis, the writ appeal is taken up for final hearing. 3. Appellant is the first respondent in W.P.No.3152/2008. One N.C.Karunadas, son of Govindan Nair had filed W.P.No.3152/2008. In the said petition, he had called in question Exts.P3 and P7 issued by the appellant. The learned single Judge, without even issuing notice to the appellant and without even affording a reasonable opportunity of hearing to the appellant, has issued certain directions while allowing the writ petition. Aggrieved by the said directions, the Panchayat is before us with this appeal. 4. The one and the only contention canvassed before us by the appellant's learned counsel is that the learned Judge, without hearing the appellant, ought not to have issued certain directions to the appellant. 5. We have gone through the order passed by the learned single Judge and also the directions issued therein. A perusal of the order would clearly indicate that before passing the impugned order and the directions, WA.No.884/2008. : 2 : the learned single Judge had not even issued notice to the appellant. In our opinion, the same is violative of the principles of natural justice. The same is impermissible. Therefore we have no other alternative but to set aside the orders passed by the learned single Judge and remit the matter to the learned single Judge with a request to hear the appellant and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law. Accordingly, we do so. With this observation, the appeal is disposed of. H.L. DATTU Chief Justice A.K. BASHEER Judge an.