IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE TUESDAY, THE 1ST APRIL 2008 / 12TH CHAITHRA 1930 WP(C).No. 11006 of 2008(I) -------------------------- PETITIONER: LIST ---------------- G.BHASKARA PILLAI, S/O.GOVINDA KURUP, POURNAMI, MANKKAD, PARAPPARA (P.O), VITHURA, NEDUMANGAD, TRIVANDRUM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.NAGARAJ NARAYANAN SRI.SAIJO HASSAN SRI.A.S.SABU RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THOLIKKODU GRAMA PANCHAYATH, THOLIKKODU, NEDUMANGAD TALUK, TRIVANDRUM DISTRICT, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, LOCAL ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. 3. VELLANAD BLOCK PANCHAYATH, VELLANAD, TRIVANDRUM DISTRICT, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. BY GOVT.PLEADER SRI.K.J.MOHAMMED ANZAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 01/04/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS.C.KURIAKOSE, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(c).No.11006 OF 2008 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 1st day of April, 2008 JUDGMENT I do not propose to go into the merits of the matter. Apprehending that a community hall constructed within the area of the Panchayat by utilising MLA fund is going to be converted as a pickle manufacturing unit under the People's Planning Programme, the petitioner and several other inhabitants of Ward No.5 of the Panchayat where the community hall is presently situated submitted Ext.P2 mass petition. The grievance is that till now no decision has been taken on Ext.P2. Ext.P4 is the communication given by the President of the Panchayat to the Chairman of the action council which was constructed for preventing the conversion of the community hall as pickle manufacturing unit. Going by Ext.P4, the Panchayat has not been able to take a decision on the mass petition in view of the rivalry between and obstinacy of the rival political groups in the Panchayath committee. Certain photographs have been placed before me by Sri.Nagaraj WPC.No.11006/08 2 Narayan, counsel for the petitioner who asserts that as of now the building in question remains as a community hall and no conversion has been made so far. I dispose of the writ petition directing the first respondent to take up Ext.P2 immediately, have the necessary deliberations on the same at the earliest and to take a correct decision on the petitioner's request that the community hall by name Chayam Community Hall, Mankkad should not be converted as a pickle manufacturing unit or for the purpose of accommodating any other project under the People's Planning Programme. Decision as directed above shall be taken by the first respondent at the earliest and at any rate within two months of receiving a copy of this judgment. Decision once taken will be communicated to the petitioner. Till such time as decision is taken and communicated as directed above, the Panchayat will maintain the status quo as obtaining today as regards the community hall namely Chayam Community Hall. PIUS.C.KURIAKOSE JUDGE sv. WPC.No.11006/08 2