IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN WEDNESDAY, THE 3RD JUNE 2009 / 13TH JYAISHTA 1931 WP(C).No. 15283 of 2009(E) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ---------------------- MANJU, W/O.SANTHOSH, THAIVALAPPIL HOUSE, THALIYAKONAM DESOM, PORATHUSSERY VILLAGE, THRISSUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. MR.T.N.MANOJ RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, THRISSUR. 2. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, O/O.RDO, THRISSUR. 3. PORATHUSSERY GRAMA PANCHAYAT REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, PORATHUSSERY, MUKUNDAPURAM TALUK. 4. THE VILLAGE OFFICER, PORATHUSSERY VILLAGE OFFICE, MUKUNDAPURAM TALUK. R1, R2 & R4 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR.MATHEW VADAKKEL THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 03/06/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Rs/ THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, J. ------------------------------------------- W.P(C).No.15283 OF 2009 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 3rd day of June, 2009 JUDGMENT The petitioner applied for permit to put up a shed for industrial purpose. The third respondent secretary of the Grama Panchayat has noticed that the land in question is shown as paddy field (nilam) in the revenue records and therefore, wanted the petitioner to produce a clearance certificate from the revenue authority. I do not find any legal infirmity or jurisdictional error in the secretary of the Grama Panchayat having done so. The Panchayat has to follow the revenue records rather than create confusion by contradictory orders. In this context, learned counsel for the petitioner states that the petitioner has moved the second respondent Revenue Divisional Officer for consideration of grant of clearance or for such appropriate relief. If such application, stated to be filed on 14.5.2009, is received and pending, the revenue officials, in particular the second respondent, will ensure that a decision on WPC.15283/09 Page numbers such application is taken within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The writ petition is ordered accordingly. Sd/- THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, Judge. kkb.3/6.