IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN FRIDAY, THE 3RD JUNE 2011 / 13TH JYAISHTA 1933 WP(C).No. 10130 of 2007(E) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ ABDUL RAHIM, S/O.MAHADOOR RAWOOTHER, SUNNIL MANSIL, EDATHARA. BY ADV. SRI.C.S.MANILAL RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------- 1. THE EZHAMKULAM GRAMA PANCHAYAT REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, EZHAMKULAM, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. 2. THE SECRETARY, EZHAMKULAM GRAMA PANCHAYATH, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. 3. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. MR.RAHIM, THATTEKADU MANSIL VEEDU, EDATHARA, KANJOOR, PATHANAPURAM. R1 & R2 BY ADV. SRI. K.SHAJ SRI.SAJJU.S SRI.PADMALAYAN.P.P. R3 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.B. VINOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 03/06/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: sts 2/- -2- WP(C)NO.10130/2007 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1 COPY OF THE NOTIFICATION DATED 20/02/2007. P2 COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 05/03/2007. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL /TRUE COPY/ P.A.TO.JUDGE sts THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, J. ----------------------------------- W.P(C).No.10130 OF 2007 ------------------------------------ Dated this the 3rd day of June, 2011 JUDGMENT Learned counsel on both sides state that the issue in this writ petition is covered in favour of the petitioner as per the judgment of this Court in John Mathew v. Vechuchira Panchayat [1999(3) KLT 243] and that this writ petition may be ordered on that basis. Recording that submission and applying that precedent, Ext.P1 is quashed. The writ petition is allowed. Sd/- THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, Judge. kkb.4/6.