IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC TUESDAY, THE 30TH MARCH 2010 / 9TH CHAITHRA 1932 WP(C).No. 10824 of 2010(C) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- ROY M.MATHEW, AGED 61 YEARS, S/O. M.MATHEW, MUTHOOT HOUSE, KOZHENCHERRY, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.SHAIJAN C.GEORGE SRI.JOHN VIPIN SMT.S.REKHA KUMARI SMT.SAJITHA GEORGE RESPONDENT(S): --------------- KARUMALOOR GRAMA PANCHAYAT(SPECIAL GRADE), KARUMALOOR.P.O., ERNAKULAM PIN-683511 REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 30/03/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J ------------------- W.P.(C).10824/2010 -------------------- Dated this the 30th day of March, 2010 JUDGMENT Petitioner challenges Exts.P10 and P10(a). According to the petitioner, in his property covered by Exts.P1 to P3 documents, he has a well from which he is drawing on an average of 50000 litres of water per day, which is being transported and made use of for his own establishment. 2. Ext.P6 show cause notice was issued by the Panchayat against such drawing of water to which petitioner filed Ext.P7 reply. Proceedings concluded with Ext.P10(b) minutes of the Panchayat, rejecting the explanation of the petitioner and resolving to issue stop memo to the petitioner prohibiting him from drawing water from the well. Based on Ext.P10(b) minutes, Secretary of the Panchayat has issued Ext.P10(a) stop memo. It is challenging Ext.P10(a) the writ petition is filed. 3. In my view against Exts.P10(a) and P10(b) statutory remedy of appeal is available to the petitioner under the provisions of W.P.(C).10824/10 2 the Kerala Panchayat Raj Act and therefore it is for the petitioner to pursue such remedies. Therefore, I dispose of this writ petition leaving it open to the petitioner to pursue the alternate statutory remedies available to him against the impugned orders. ANTONY DOMINIC, Judge mrcs