IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE FRIDAY, THE 16TH NOVEMBER 2007 / 25TH KARTHIKA 1929 WP(C).No. 16673 of 2007(I) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ ADATTIL MOHAMMED HAJI, S/O KUNHIPPOKKAR HAJI, CHANGUVETTI, KOTTAKKAL, MALAPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.K.RAMACHANDRAN SMT.R.MEERA RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE PANCHAYAT BOARD, KOTTAKKAL GRAMA PANCHAYAT, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. THE SECRETARY,(SPECIAL GRADE), KOTTAKKAL GRAMA PANCHAYAT, KOTTAKKAL, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.HARISH R. MENON SRI.K.T.SHYAMKUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 16/11/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C. KURIAKOSE, J. -------------------------- W.P.(C). NO. 16673 OF 2007 --------------------- Dated this the 16th day of November, 2007 J U D G M E N T Against Ext.P1 notice issued by the Secretary, an appeal has been preferred by the petitioner to the Committee of the Panchayat and Ext.P2 is the copy of that appeal. One of the main prayer in this writ petition is to direct the Committee of the Panchayat to take a decision on Ext.P2 at the earliest. It is submitted on behalf of the counsel for the Panchayat that the Panchayat will not have any serious opposition on being directed to take an earlier decision on Ext.P2. Accordingly, the writ petition stands disposed of issuing the following directions. The 1st respondent is directed to take up Ext.P2 filed by the petitioner and dispose of the same in accordance with law, at the earliest, and in any event, within a period of one month of receiving a copy of this judgment. PIUS C. KURIAKOSE, JUDGE vps