IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE FRIDAY, THE 14TH MARCH 2008 / 24TH PHALGUNA 1929 WP(C).No. 8638 of 2008(C) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ MATHAI, S/O.SKARIA, AGED 71 YEARS, PUTHUPPODIYIL (HOUSE), PERINGOLKARA, AYIKARNADU NORTH VILLAGE, KUNNATHUNADU TALUK, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.PAUL K.VARGHESE RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY SECRETARY, (LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT), GOVT.SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. AYIKARNADU GRAMA PANCHAYAT, REP. BY SECRETARY, AYIKARNAD KADAYIRIPPU, NEAR KOLENCHERRY. 3. POOTHRUKKA GRAMA PANCHAYAT, REP. BY SECRETARY, POOTHRUKKA, NEAR KOLENCHERRY. 4. THE SENIOR ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER, POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD, GANDHI NAGAR, ERNAKULAM. 5. THE DISTRICT MEDICAL OFFICER, ERNAKULAM. 6. THE PERIYAR VALLEY IRRIGATION DEPT., REP. BY EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, P V I P DIVISION NO.1, PERUMBAVOOR. 7. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, PUTHENKURISSU POLICE STATION. WPC 8638/08 8. SHRI.ITTOOP, AGED 72 YEARS, MYKULANGARA HOUSE, KINGINIMATTOM KARA, KOLENCHERRY. 9. VIJAY, S/O. ITTOOP, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, MIKULANGARAYIL, KINGINIMATTOM KARA, KOLENCHERRY. R3 BY ADV.NIRESH MATHEW R1, R5, R6, R7 BY GOVT. PLEADER MR.K.J.MOHAMMED ANZAR R4 BY ADV.MR.M.K.CHANDRAMOHAN DAS, S.C. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14/03/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C. KURIAKOSE,J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No.8638 of 2008 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated: 14th March, 2008 JUDGMENT When this Writ Petition came up for admission, learned Government Pleader pointed out that the subject matter of this Writ Petition is similar to the subject matter in W.P.C.No.8437/08 which I disposed of on 12.3.2008 at the admission stage itself. I have called for the records relating to W.P.C.No.8437/08. In view of my judgment in W.P.C.No.8437/08, I am not inclined to entertain this Writ Petition. However, I dispose of the Writ Petition directing the Secretary of the 2nd respondent-Panchayat to issue hearing notice to the petitioner also when he is considering the licence application submitted by the petitioner in W.P.C.No.8437 of 2008 in response to that judgment. It is open to the petitioner to urge all the grounds which he has raised in this Writ Petition before the 2nd respondent. It is open to the petitioner to point out to the 2nd respondent-Panchayat that there are other persons who will be affected by the issuance of licence in favour of the petitioner in W.P.C.No.8437/08 in which case the Secretary will consider impleading those affected persons as additional parties. srd PIUS C.KURIAKOSE, JUDGE W.P.C.No. - 2 -