IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR THURSDAY, THE 27TH MAY 2010 / 6TH JYAISHTA 1932 WP(C).No. 15295 of 2010(J) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- RAJAN, S/O.PANGU, VADASSERI HOUSE, PONNORE, PARAPPUR P.O., PIN-680 552, THRISSUR. BY ADV. SRI.DINESH MATHEW J.MURICKEN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. GURUVAYOOR MUNICIPALITY GURUVAYOOR, REP.BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. THE SECRETARY, GURUVAYOOR MUNICIPALITY, GURUVAYOOR. BY SHRI K.K.CHANDRAN PILLAI (SC) THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 27/05/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR,J. ------------------------------------- W.P.(C)No.15295 of 2010 --------------------------------- Dated this the 27th day of May, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioner submitted an application for building permit for constructing a building in 23 ½ cents of property in Survey No.168 of Iringapram Village. Exhibit P1 is the copy of the application. Initially he received a reply as per Exhibit P2 to satisfy certain requirements. It is the case of the petitioner that thereafter he went to the Office of the Municipality with the original title deeds and also amounts to remit the application fee. The 2nd respondent is not allowing to remit the application fee and verify the original title deeds produced by the petitioner. Failing to get any positive action, he sent a notice as per Exhibit P3 and Exhibit P4 is the further application submitted by him. It is in these circumstances that he has filed this Writ Petition. 2. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the Municipality. It is submitted that the area wherein the proposed building is to be constructed is the car parking area shown in the Development Scheme approved by the Municipality under the Town Planning Act. Further, it is pointed out that the Architect W.P.(C)No.15295/10 -2- who prepared the plan informed the Municipality that the plan was not submitted by him, but by somebody else. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that it is for the Municipality to pass appropriate orders and the matter cannot be kept pending without any further action. 4. Therefore, there will be a direction to the 2nd respondent to pass appropriate orders on the application and the petitioner can produce before the 2nd respondent whatever documents he wants to rely upon within a period of five days and thereafter the Secretary will consider the same in accordance with the Rules and pass appropriate orders and communicate the same to the petitioner within a further period of three weeks. The Writ Petition is disposed of as above. SD/-(T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE.) dsn True copy