IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC THURSDAY, THE 12TH JUNE 2008 / 22ND JYAISHTA 1930 WP(C).No. 17558 of 2008(M) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- B.RAMACHANDRAN, S/O.BHARGAVAN NADAR, AGED 58, RESIDING AT R.V.NIVAS, VADAKKEVILA, PALLICHAL, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.G.S.REGHUNATH RESPONDENTS: ----------------- 1. THE PALLICHAL GRAMA PANCHAYATH, VEDIVACHANKOIL P.O, BALARAMAPURAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM REP. BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. N.S.JAYASREE, HAISIA, NEAR THAIKKAPALLI, KOTTUKAL VILLAGE, NEYYATINKARA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 12/06/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = W.P.(C) No. 17558 OF 2008 - M = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Dated this the 12th June 2008 J U D G M E N T The challenge in this writ petition is against Ext. P2, a communication received by the petitioner from the respondent Panchayat declining to grant licence on the ground that he had not enclosed the consent of the landlord for renewal of the licence. Learned counsel for the petitioner relying on the judgment of this Court in Marimuthu v. Director General of Police (1999(3) KLT 662) contends that the said stand of the respondent is against the law laid down by this Court. 2. Be that as it may, Ext. P2 discloses rejection of an application for renewal of licence and this order is appealable in terms of the provisions contained in the Kerala Panchayat Raj Act. Therefore, it is for the petitioner to pursue the statutory remedy available. 3. Counsel for the petitioner submits that as a consequence of Ext. P2 a running establishment is facing a threat of closure. W.P.(C) No. 17558 OF 2008 -2- Therefore, in order to avoid immediate closure of his establishment, I direct that further proceedings for the closure of the establishment of the petitioner shall not be implemented for a period of 4 weeks from today. In the meanwhile it is for the petitioner to pursue the statutory remedies that are available to him. 4. Petitioner shall produce a copy of this judgment before the 1st Respondent for compliance. Writ petition is disposed of as above. ANTONY DOMINIC JUDGE jan/-