IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN MONDAY, THE 12TH JANUARY 2009 / 22ND POUSHA 1930 WP(C).No. 36586 of 2008(E) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. SUKUMARAN, EAZTHUACHAN VEEDU, PUTHUR , PALAKKAD. 2. STREENIVASAN, EAZTHUACHAN VEEDU PUTHUR, PALAKKAD. 3. RAJAGOPALAN, EAZTHUACHAN VEEDU PUTHUR, PALAKKAD. BY ADV. SRI.S.ANANTHAKRISHNAN SRI.N.K.SUBRAMANIAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. 2. PALAKKAD MUNICIPALITY REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, PALAKKAD. 3. MUNICIPAL ENGINEER, PALAKKAD MUNICIPALITY, PALAKKAD. ADV. SRI.V.CHITAMBARESH (SR.) FOR R2 SRI.T.C.SURESH MENON FOR R2 SRI.JIBU P THOMAS FOR R2 SRI.P.S.APPU FOR R2 SRI.NIMOD.A.P. FOR R2 GOVT. PLEADER SMT. K.R. DEEPA. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 12/01/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. Siri Jagan, J. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= W. P (C) No. 36586 of 2008 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Dated this, the 12th January, 2009. J U D G M E N T The petitioners have filed this writ petition challenging Ext. P6 communication, whereby the petitioners' application for no objection certificate for constructing a building has been rejected by the Municipality. In so far as there is no provision anywhere in the Kerala Municipality Act for applying for no objection certificate and for rejection of the same, it is for the petitioners to apply for a permit and if the same is rejected they can file an appropriate appeal before the appropriate authority. Without prejudice to such right, the writ petition is dismissed. Sd/- S. Siri Jagan, Judge. Tds/ [True copy] P.S to Judge.