IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH MONDAY, THE 29TH SEPTEMBER 2008 / 7TH ASWINA 1930 WP(C).No. 24025 of 2006(I) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- K.G.SURESHKUMAR, MANAGING DIRECTOR, HOTEL MARINE PALACE, BEACH ROAD, KOVALAM, TRIVANDRUM. BY ADV. SRI.SUMAN CHAKRAVARTHY, ADV. SRI.SANDEEP T.GEORGE. RESPONDENTS: ----------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. 2. THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM, GOVT.OF KERALA, TRIVANDRUM. 3. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. THE VIZHINJAM GRAMA PANCHAYAT, REP.BY ITS SECRETARY, VIZHINJAM. 5. THE COSTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY (KERALA), SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT, SHASTRA BHAVAN, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. NOBLE MATHEW, ADV. SRI.K.M.SATHYANATHA MENON. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 29/09/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C). NO.24025/2006-I: APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS: EXT.P.1: COPY OF THE LICENCE ISSUED BY THE R.4. GRAMA PANCHAYATH DTD. 01/04/2006. EXT.P.2: COPY OF THE NOTICE ISSUED BY .4. DTD. 08/06/06. EXT.P.3: COPY OF THE NOTICE DTD. 18/07/2006. EXT.P.4: COPY OF THE REPLY NOTICE DTD. 25/07/2006. EXT.P.5: COPY OF THE ORDER DTD. 19/07/2004 CONSTITUTING THE EXPERT COMMITTEE. EXT.P.6: COPY OF THE RELEVANT PORTION OF THE M.S. SWAMINATHAN COMMITTEE REPORT. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL. //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE. prv. KURIAN JOSEPH, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.24025 OF 2006 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 29th day of September, 2008. J U D G M E N T Challenge is on Exhibits P2 and P3 notices issued by the panchayath pertaining to the restrictions under CRZ regulations. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that since a High Power Committee have been constituted by the Government, petitioner may be permitted to approach the said committee. 2. Therefore, this writ petition is disposed of relegating the petitioner to pursue the matter before the said authority. In order to enable the petitioner to workout the relief as above, interim order dated 01.09.2006 shall continue for another six months. KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE. smp KURIAN JOSEPH, J. W.P.(C) No. 24025 OF 2006 J U D G M E N T 29.09.2008