IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID THURSDAY, THE 13TH OCTOBER 2011 / 21ST ASWINA 1933 WP(C).No. 18257 of 2011(F) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- D.RADHAKRISHNA PILLA, RADHAKRISHNA MANDIRAM, VILAVOORKONAM P.O., KALLUVATHIKKAL, KOLLAM. BY ADV. MR.P.CHANDRASEKHAR RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. THE SECRETARY, PALLIKKAL GRAMA PANCHAYAT, PALLICKAL P.O., PIN-695 604, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT. 2. PALLIKKAL GRAMA PANCHAYAT REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, PALLICKAL P.O., PIN-695 604, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT. 3. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. ADV. SRI. K.SIJU FOR R1 & 2 GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR.RAFEEQ.V.K FOR R3. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 13/10/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 18257 of 2011(F) APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1: LETTER DTD. 30.12.2010 OF V.SUBRAMANIAN NAMBOOTHIRI. EXT.P2: APPLICATION FOR BUILDING PERMIT DTD. 10.12.2010 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER TO R1. EXT.P3: JUDGMENT DTD. 24.3.2011 IN W.P.(C).NO.574/2011. EXT.P4: LETTER NO.A2-4820/2010 DTD. 7.5.2011 OF R1 TO THE PETITIONER. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL .... // TRUE COPY // P.A TO JUDGE. HARUN-UL-RASHID, J. ------------------------ W.P.(C).No.18257 Of 2011 ---------------------- Dated this the 13th day of October, 2011. J U D G M E N T The writ petition is filed for a direction commanding the 3rd respondent to consider letter No.A2-4820/10 dated 30.12.2010 of the 1st respondent and pass orders thereon without further delay and further to direct the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on the application for building permit of the petitioner. 2. When the matter was taken up for consideration today, the learned counsel for the petitioner submits that letter No.A2-4820/10 is pending consideration before the District Collector and requests this Court to issue a direction to the District Collector to consider and pass appropriate orders on letter No.A2-4820/10 within a time frame. Ext.P4 is the communication sent by the Secretary, Pallikal Grama Panchayath to the petitioner stating that the matter is pending before the 3rd respondent and that building permit can be granted only after obtaining approval from the 3rd respondent. ::2:: W.P.(C).No.18257 Of 2011 In the aforesaid facts and circumstances, the writ petition is disposed of directing the 3rd respondent to consider and pass appropriate orders on letter No.A2-4820/10 dated 30.12.2010 of the 1st respondent, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. HARUN-UL-RASHID, Judge. bkn/-