IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HON'BLE THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE MR.P.R.RAMAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR THURSDAY, THE 25TH FEBRUARY 2010 / 6TH PHALGUNA 1931 WA.No. 332 of 2010() -------------------- AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT IN WPC.5146/2010 Dated 17/02/2010 APPELLANT: PETITIONER ------------------------ PRADEEP KUMAR N., "KEERTHI", PERODE P.O., NADAPURAM VIA., KOZHIKODE. BY ADV. SRI.T.G.RAJENDRAN RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE SECRETARY, LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF URBAN AFFAIRS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE JOINT DIRECTOR OF URBAN AFFAIRS, NORTH ZONE, PALAYAM ROAD, KOZHIKODE. 4. KUNNUMMAL GRAMA PANCHAYATH, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, KOZHIKODE. SR. GOVT. PLEADER SMT. K. MEERA. THIS WRIT APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 25/02/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.R. RAMAN Ag. CJ & C.N. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = W.A. 332/2010 = = = = = = = = = DATED THIS, THE 25TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2010. J U D G M E N T Raman, Ag. CJ. Writ petitioner is the appellant herein. He is a registered Engineer under the provisions of the Kerala Municipality Building Rules. He approached this Court challenging the order of suspension of his licence under the Kerala Municipality Building Rules. In respect of a site plan and building plan drew for one P.T. Surendran, in Kunummal Grama Panchayat, it was found that the the same was not in accordance with the Rules. Proceedings were initiated under Section 153(7) of the Building Rules. Ext. P4 reply virtually admitting the mistake in the plan but pleaded that it happened at a time when he was not keeping well. The matter was considered by the Municipality and a minimum period of one year suspension was imposed on him. Thereafter, he filed an appeal before the first respondent herein which was also dismissed. Hence he filed the writ petition. Learned Single Judge found that the proceedings is initiated under Section 153(7) of the Building Rules which provides that the Registering Authority may, on complaint by any person or on the report WA 332/2010 2 from any Municipality or suo motu, take action against any person registered, for violating any of the provisions of the Building Rules and in view of the reply Ext.P4 and in the view the authorities have taken including that of the appellate authority, it was found that no interference is called for. Though indulgence was sought for in the matter, it was found that the suspension imposed for on year is a minimum period. In the above circumstance and in th view taken by the learned Single Judge, we do not find any good ground to interfere with the decision taken by the authorities as affirmed by the learned Single Judge. Accordingly, we dismiss this appeal. P.R. RAMAN, (Ag. CHIEF JUSTICE) C.N. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, (JUDGE). knc/-