IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC TUESDAY, THE 19TH AUGUST 2008 / 28TH SRAVANA 1930 WP(C).No. 24903 of 2008(M) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ PONNAMMA, D/O.L.KANNI, PUTHUVEL PARAVILA, PUTHENVEEDU, VARKALA P.O., TRIVANDRUM. BY ADV. SRI.SIBY MATHEW SRI.PHILIP J.VETTICKATTU RESPONDENTS: ------------- THE VARKALA MUNICIPALITY, VARKALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, VARKALA, TRIVANDRUM. BY SC SRI J.S.REGHU KUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19/08/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. -------------------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) 24903 of 2008 -------------------------------------------------------- Dated: AUGUST 19, 2008 JUDGMENT Admittedly the building constructed by the petitioner is in a revenue puramboke land. According to the petitioner, she is carrying on a business in the said building. For the reason that the land in question is a puramboke land, the Municipality has not granted licence. But, pursuant to Exts.P6 and P7, it would appear that licences have been granted in the past. This year also petitioner has filed Ext.P8 application for granting licence and orders have not been passed. But, however, learned counsel for the Municipality points out that the land in question being a revenue puramboke land, the Municipality has been directed by the revenue authorities not to grant licence for any business ventures. 2. Now that Ext.P8 application made by the petitioner is pending before the Municipality, it is for the Municipality WP(C) 24903/08 2 to pass orders thereon, so that if aggrieved, the petitioner can pursue the matter. Therefore, without expressing anything on the mertis of the claim raised by the writ petitioner, this writ petition is disposed of directing that the 1st respondent shall pass orders on Ext.P8 as expeditiously as possible, and at any rate within six weeks of production of a copy of this judgment, with notice to the petitioner. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE mt/-