IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE MONDAY, THE 17TH MARCH 2008 / 27TH PHALGUNA 1929 WP(C).No. 36740 of 2007(W) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ P.M.VELAYUDHAN, PRESIDENT, I.N.T.U.C., MANIYOOR PANCHAYATH COMMITTEE, CHERANDATHOOR, MANIYOOR P.O., VADAKARA TALUK. BY ADV. SRI.T.G.RAJENDRAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KOZHIKODE. 2. SECRETARY, MANIYOOR GRAMA PANCHAYATH, MANIYOOR P.O., VADAKARA. 3. THE VILLAGE OFFICER, MANIYOOR. 4. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY CHIEF SECRETARY, SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. 5. ATTUPURATH KHADEEJA, PERANDATHOOR P.O., PONMERI VIA, KOZHIKODE-673 541. 6. ATTUPURATH MOOSA HAJI, RESIDING -DO- 7. SARA THORATHIL, MANIYOOR P.O., PAYYOLI VIA, KOZHIKODE-673 523. 8. VATTAKKUNI MOIDEEN, PERANDATHOOR P.O., PONMERI VIA, KOZHIKODE-673 541. BY ADV. SRI.B.KRISHNAN SRI.R.PARTHASARATHY SRI.CIBI THOMAS BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR. K.J. MOHAMMED ANZAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 17/03/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C. KURIAKOSE, J. ======================= W.P.(C)NO. 36740 OF 2007 ======================== DATED THIS THE 17th day of March 2008 JUDGMENT Mr. T.G.Rajendran, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he will be able to identify an unobjectionable area within the Panchayath for opening a new Kadavu. I dispose of the writ petition directing the petitioner to approach the first respondent with a proposal in that regard and if the first respondent receives any such proposal from the petitioner within 10 days from today, the District Collector will conduct necessary local inspection, hear the petitioner, Secretary of the Panchayath and all persons who will be affected , if the kadavu is permitted in the area suggested by the petitioner, and take a decision. Decision as directed above shall be taken by the District Collector at the earliest, at any rate within one month of receiving the proposal . PIUS C. KURIAKOSE, JUDGE ks. CRMC -2-