IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC TUESDAY, THE 15TH JULY 2008 / 24TH ASHADHA 1930 W.P(C).No. 21299 of 2008(I) --------------------------------- PETITIONER: THOMAS GEORGE, S/O. GEORGE, KAKKUZHIYIL HOUSE, S.H. MOUNT (PO), KOTTAYAM. BY ADV. SRI.N.N.SUGUNAPALAN (SR.) SRI.S.SUJIN RESPONDENTS: 1) SECRETARY, MUNICIPAL COUNCIL, KOTTAYAM. 2) KOTTAYAM MUNICIPAL COUNCIL, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL, KOTTAYAM. 3) TOWN PLANNING OFFICER, KOTTAYAM. 4) KOTTAYAM MUNICIPALITY, KOTTAYAM. 5) EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, NATIONAL HIGHWAYS (R) DIVISION, MUVATTUPUZHA. 6) CHIEF ENGINEER, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT (NH), THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 7) STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GOVT. SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM BY GOVT. PLEADER, SMT. K.R. DEEPA ADV. SRI. SIBY MATHEW, SC FOR R1 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 15/07/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. =============== W.P.(C) NO. 21299 OF 2008 I ==================== Dated this the 15th day of July, 2008 J U D G M E N T Seeking to quash Exts. P4 and P5 by which NOC has been declined by the 5th respondent, this writ petition has been filed. For identical reasons, orders passed declining NOC were interfered by this court in the judgment in WP(C) No.8948/08 and connected cases. Since the facts are identical to those cases, this writ petition is also disposed of in the light of that judgment. 2. Accordingly, for the reasons stated in the judgment in WP(C) No.8948/08, Exts. P4 and P5 will stand quashed and it is directed that the 5th respondent shall reconsider the application for NOC and pass appropriate orders thereon. Writ petition is disposed of as above. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE Rp