IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 29TH OCTOBER 2008 / 7TH KARTHIKA 1930 WP(C).No. 31642 of 2008(P) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- KOSHY CHERIAN, S/O.CHERIAN, KANDAMKERIL HOUSE, PADIMON (PO), NALLAPPALLY, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.M.V.THAMBAN RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------ 1. THE MALLAPPALLY GRAMA PANCHAYATH, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY MALLAPPALLY (PO), PATHANAMTHITTA. 2. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYATH PATHANAMTHITTA., 3. THE DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYATH, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVT., DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL SELF GOVTS. GOVT.SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT. K.R.DEEPA, SRI. K.P. SATHEESAN, SC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 29/10/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J ================== W.P(C)No. 31642 of 2008 ================== Dated this the 29th day of October, 2008. J U D G M E N T The petitioner's grievance in this writ petition is that the 1st respondent - Panchayat is seeking to evict the petitioner from the shop room allotted to the petitioner without issuing notice or hearing him. 2. I have heard the learned standing counsel appearing for the 1st respondent Panchayat also. I am satisfied that the petitioner cannot be evicted from the shop room except after issuing him a notice to show cause and hearing him on the same. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the 1st respondent that the petitioner shall not be evicted from the shop room in question except after issuing a notice and affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner, that too for valid reasons. S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE rhs