IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 2ND NOVEMBER 2010 / 11TH KARTHIKA 1932 WP(C).No. 19873 of 2010(H) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- A.JOHN, PROPRIETOR, ANSONS GROUP, ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERS, UNION AUTO BUILDING, MUNICIPAL JUNCTION, KOTTAYAM. BY ADV. SRI.P.KURUVILLA JACOB RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE SECRETARY, NEDUMANGADU MUNICIPALITY, NEDUMANGADU POST, PIN-695 541. 2. THE NEDUMANGADU MUNICIPAL COUNCIL, REPRESENTED BY THE CHAIRMAN, NEDUMANGADU MUNICIPALITY, NEDUMANGADU POST, PIN-695541. ADV. SRI.P.RAMAKRISHNAN FOR R1 & R2 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 02/11/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 19873 of 2010 A P P E N D I X PETITIONER'S EXTS: EXT.P1 TRUE COPY OF G.O.(RT)NO.1304/74/PW DATED 11/11/1974 PUBLISHED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF KERALA. EXT.P2 TRUE COPY OF G.O.(MS).NO.268/96/LAD DATED 19/12/1996 PUBLISHED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF KERALA. EXT.P3 TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER DATED 31/01/2008 OF THE PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER OF NEDUMANGADU MUNICIPALITY COMMUNICATED TO THE PETITIONER. EXT.P4 TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER DATED NIL OF THE PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER OF NEDUMANGADU MUNICIPALITY COMMUNICATED TO THE PETITIONER EXT.P5 TRUE COPY OF THE PETITIONER'S LETTER DATED 09/09/2009 FORWARDED TO FIRST RESPONDENT BY SPEED POST. RESPONDENTS' EXTS: NIL \\TRUE COPY// P.A TO JUDGE T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.19873/2010-H ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 2nd day of November, 2010 J U D G M E N T The main prayer in the writ petition is for a direction to the Municipality to pay the petitioner's revised bill dated 20/01/2005 for Rs.82,870/- which includes Rs.75,200/- being architectural fee and surcharge tax of Rs.7,670/-. 2. Heard the learned Standing Counsel for the Municipality who sought time to file counter affidavit. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner will be satisfied if a direction is issued to the Secretary of the Municipality to consider Ext.P5, a complaint filed by the petitioner and inform the result to the petitioner within a time frame. In that view of the matter there will be a direction to the first respondent to consider Ext.P5 after notice to the petitioner and after affording an opportunity of hearing and, pass appropriate orders within two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this Judgment and communicate the decision to the petitioner thereof. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms