IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE WEDNESDAY, THE 17TH OCTOBER 2007 / 25TH ASWINA 1929 WP(C).No. 29143 of 2007(T) -------------------------- PETITIONERS: ------------ 1. K.G.THULASI, W/O.VASUDEVAN.A.R., POTHIYIL VEEDU, KALAMBUR P.O., ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. 2. BENNY.M.O., S/O.OUSEPH, MADAVANA HOUSE, NORTH KUTHIATHODU P.O., PIN-683 594, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. 3. SONY GEORGE, S/O.GEORGE, VATTAPARAMBIL HOUSE, ETTUMANUR P.O. 4. PRADEEP P.S., S/O.SIVAN, PADINJAREPARAMPIL, KUTHIATHODU, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT 5. N.SURESH, S/O.NARAYANAN, NJALIL HOUSE, ATHANI P.O., ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. 6. K.K.RAMAKRISHNAN, S/O.KUTTAPPAN, LAL VIHAR, PUTHENVELIKKARA, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. 7. SATHYABHAMA ANTHARJANAM, W/O.RAJENDRA MOHANAN, AMBALAPPILLY ILLOM, KALAMBUR P.O., PIRAVOM. 8. K.V.KUNJU MUHAMMED, S/O.K.K.BEERAN, KADAVIL HOUSE, CHALAKKAL, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. 9. K.V.ABDUL RAHIMAN, S/O.K.K.BEERAN, KADAVIL HOUSE, CHALAKKAL, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. 10. C.M.MOHAMMED, S/O.M.AMMU, CHERUPARAMPIL HOUSE, KUNNUKARA P.O., ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. 11. K.M.ABU, S/O.MUHAMMED, KUNNUMMAL VEEDU, SOUTH ADUVASSERY, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. WPC 29143/07 12. V.K.SIRAJ, S/O.KHALID, VALLINJALIL, SOUTH ADUVASSERY, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. 13. ABDUL KAREEM, S/O.MUHAMMED, PURAMCHALIL HOUSE, ULIYANNUR, ALUVA. 14. ABDUL SAMAD, S/O.KHADER, KHADER MANZIL, CHENGAMANAD, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.K.A.JALEEL SRI.N.K.POULOSEKUTTY RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. PIRAVOM GRAMA PANCHAYATH (SPECIAL GRADE) REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, (SPECIAL GRADE), PIRAVOM GRAMA PANCHAYATH. 2. THE PRESIDENT, PIRAVOM GRAMA PANCHAYATH (SPECIAL GRADE), PIRAVOM. BY ADV. SRI.S.SREEKUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 17/10/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C. KURIAKOSE,J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No.29143 of 2007 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated: 17th October, 2007 JUDGMENT Mr.S.Sreekumar entering appearance on behalf of the Panchayat submits that the Panchayat will not have any objection in considering the petitioners' applications for licence in accordance with law. Exts.P30 to P43 will show that the applications for licence has already been filed by the petitioners before the 1st respondent- Panchayat. I dispose of the Writ Petition issuing the following directions: The 1st respondent-Panchayat will take up the applications for licence submitted by the petitioners evidenced by Exts.P30 to P43 and dispose of those applications at the earliest and at any rate within three weeks of receiving copy of the judgment. If the petitioners are desirous of a hearing opportunity before the Panchayat passes orders on Exts.P30 to P43, it is open to the petitioners to nominate one among them as their representative and if nomination is received, the Panchayat will hear the representative of the petitioners also before passing final orders. srd PIUS C.KURIAKOSE, JUDGE W.P.C.No. - 2 -