IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE WEDNESDAY, THE 14TH MARCH 2007 / 23RD PHALGUNA 1928 WP(C).No. 1629 of 2007(R) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- P.O.SEBASTIAN, S/O. OUSEPH, AGED 45 YEARS, PALLUPETTA HOUSE, AKANADU, MUDAKUZHA P.O., ERNAKULAM. BY ADV. SRI.V.GOPIKRISHNA RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, ERNAKULAM. 3. THE TAHSILDAR, KUNNATHUNADU TALUK, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. 4. THE VILLAGE OFFICER, VENGOOR WEST, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. 5. THE SECRETARY, BLOCK PANCHAYATH, KOOVAPPADY. 6. ERNAKULAM DISTRICT PANCHAYATH, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, ERNAKULAM. 7. PRASAD, S/O. LATE PRABHAKARAN, AGED 35 YEARS, KUNNUMMEL HOUSE, AKANADU. BY ADV. SRI.C.M.SURESH BABU for R6 SRI.RAJESH P.NAIR for R7 BY GOVT.PLEADER SMT. T.B.RAMANI for R1,R2,R3 & R4 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 14/03/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WPC.NO.1629/2007 R APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1: COPY OF THE LETTER DTD. 29/06/2000 SENT BY THE PETITIONER TO THE 5TH RESPONDENT. EXT.P2: COPY OF THE LETTER DTD. 17/05/2002 SENT BY THE PETITIONER TO THE 6TH RESPONDENT. EXT.P3: COPY OF THE LETTER DTD. 25/10/2006 ISSUED BY THE 6TH RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER. EXT.P4: COPY OF THE REVENUE RECOVERY NOTICE DTD. 4/12/2006 ISSUED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER. EXT.P5: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DTD. 11/01/2007 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 6TH RESPONDENT. /TRUE COPY/ KSS PIUS.C.KURIAKOSE .J ------------------------------------------ W.P.(C) No.1629 of 2007 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 14th day of March 2007 JUDGMENT I find force in the submission of the counsel for the Ernakulam District Panchayat that the Mudakkuzha Panchayath which is the beneficiary of the Ernakulam District Panchayath, should have been made a party. This writ petition is closed without prejudice to the petitioner's right to file fresh petition, arraying the Mudakkuzha panchayath also as a party. PIUS.C.KURIAKOSE .JUDGE es