IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR TUESDAY, THE 5TH APRIL 2011 / 15TH CHAITHRA 1933 WP(C).No. 9357 of 2011(T) ----------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- ARUN C.B., AGED 33 YEARS, S/O.BALACHANDRAN, ADVOCATE, CHERTHEDATH HOUSE, TRAMWAY ROAD, CHALAKUDY. BY ADVS. SRI.V.M.KRISHNAKUMAR SMT.P.R.REENA RESPONDENT: --------------------- CHALAKUDY MUNICIPALITY, REP.BY ITS SECRETARY, MUNICIPAL OFFICE, CHALAKUDY, THRISSUR DISTRICT. PIN.680 307. BY ADV.SHRI.M.P.ASHOK KUMAR, SC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 05/04/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: C.T.RAVIKUMAR, J. ---------------------------------------- W.P(C) No.9357 of 2011 --------------------------------------- Dated this 5th day of April, 2011 JUDGMENT The petitioner claims that he along with two others own and possess an extent of 7.75 cents of property comprised in Survey No.294/3 of East Chalakkudy Village. According to the petitioner, the predecessor-in- interest of the said property applied and obtained Ext.P2 building permit for constructing a two storied commercial building in the property. It was thereafter, that the said property was purchased by the petitioner and the others as per Ext.P1. Later, as per Ext.P3 the name of the grantee of permit was changed in the name of the petitioner and the others and the period of permit was received up to 13.2.2012. On the strength of Ext.P2 building permit, the petitioner has constructed the commercial building in the aforesaid property. Thereafter, the petitioner has submitted an application on 12.4.2010 for completion certificate and also for W.P(C).No. 9357 of 2011 -: 2 :- numbering the building constructed on the strength of Ext. P2. Ext.P4 is the receipt issued in token of receipt of the application for completion certificate dated 12.4.2010. The grievance of the petitioner is that despite the lapse of about one year, no action was taken on the application submitted by the petitioner. It is in the said circumstances that this writ petition has been filed. 2. I have heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and also the learned standing counsel. Admittedly, the application dated 12.4.2010 has not so far been disposed of. There is no justification for the inordinate delay in passing an order on the application for completion certificate. However, taking note of the fact that the said application is still pending before the respondent, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the competent authority under respondent to consider and pass orders on the application dated 12.4.2010, submitted by the petitioner for which Ext. P4 receipt was issued. This shall be done expeditiously, at any W.P(C).No. 9357 of 2011 -: 3 :- rate, within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this judgment. It is made clear that this Court has not made any observation as to the merits of the contentions of the petitioner. C.T.RAVIKUMAR, JUDGE KRK W.P(C).No. 9357 of 2011 -: 4 :-