IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN THURSDAY, THE 23RD OCTOBER 2008 / 1ST KARTHIKA 1930 WP(C).No. 18925 of 2007(C) ----------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- 1. V.MANIYAN, IV/180, PUTHUVASSERIL, MATTANCHERRY, KOCHI-2. ADDITIONAL PETITIONERS 2 TO 4 ARE IMPLEADED AS PER ORDER IN I.A.NO.8136 OF 2008 DATED 1.7.2008. 2. SHAJI, IV/180, PUTHUVASSERIL, MATTANCHERRY, COCHIN - 2 3. JIJESH, IV/180, PUTHUVASSERIL, MATTANCHERRY, COCHIN - 2 4. VIJI, IV/180, PUTHUVASSERIL, MATTANCHERRY, COCHIN - 2 BY ADV. SRI.K.N.SIVASANKARAN SRI.K.I.MAYANKUTTY MATHER SRI.SUNIL SHANKAR RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- SECRETARY, MARAVANTHURUTHU GRAMA PANCHAYAT, MARAVANTHURUTHU P.O., KULASHEKHARAMANGALAM, VAIKOM, KOTTAYAM DISTRICRT, PIN-686 608. ADV. SRI.K.MOHANAKANNAN SMT.A.R.PRAVITHA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 23/10/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 18925 of 2007(C) APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS: EXT.P1 - TRUE COPY OF OWNERSHIP CERTIFICATE EXT.P2 - TRUE COPY OF LETTER OF REVENUE INSPECTOR, VAIKOM EXT.P3 - TRUE COPY OF PETITIONER'S APPLICATION EXT.P4 - TRUE COPY OF RESPONDENT'S LETTER EXT.P5 - TRUE COPY OF MORTGAGE DEED NO. 108/1993. EXT.P6 - TRUE COPY OF ABSTRACT ESTIMATE. EXT.P7 - TRUE COPY OF REPRESENTATION. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: EXT.R1(a) - TRUE COPY OF THE RELEVANT PAGES OF THE ASSESSMENT REGISTER OF BUILDINGS MAINTAINED BY THE PANCHAYATH FOR THE YEAR 1993 - 94 TO 1997 TO 98. EXT.R1(b) - TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER ON 15.12.2006 BEFORE THE PANCHAYATH. EXT.R1(c) - TRUE COPY OF THE RETURN SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER DATED 15.12.2006 BEFORE THE PANCHAYATH. EXT.R1(d) - TRUE COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS KEPT IN THE FILES OF THE PANCHAYATH DATED 10.4.2007 AGAINST THE PETITIONER. / TRUE COPY/ PA TO JUDGE rhs S.SIRI JAGAN, J ================== W.P(C)No.18925 of 2007 ================== Dated this the 23rd day of October, 2008. J U D G M E N T The additional petitioners who have been impleaded as per order in I.A. No.8136/08 are the legal heirs of the deceased 1st petitioner. The writ petition was filed seeking a direction to the respondent to number the building constructed by the 1st petitioner. Now the learned Counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioners would be satisfied with a direction to the respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P7 expeditiously. 2. I have heard the counsel for the respondent also. 3. In the facts and circumstances of the case, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P7, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The petitioner shall forward a copy of this writ petition along with a certified copy of this judgment to the respondent for compliance. S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE rhs