IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN MONDAY, THE 2ND NOVEMBER 2009 / 11TH KARTHIKA 1931 OP.No. 15854 of 1996(K) ----------------------- PETITIONER: ----------------- JACOB PUNNEN S/O.JACOB PAREKKULAM MUTTAMBALAM PO KOTTAYAM-4 BY ADV. SRI.BECHU KURIAN THOMAS RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. KOTTAYAM MUNICIPALITY REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY MUNICIPAL OFFICE KOTTAYAM 2. TOWN PLANNING OFFICER KOTTAYAM MUNICIPALITY KOTTAYAM 3. ALIAMMA JOHN W/O.LATE N C JOHN 4. LEGY JOHN S/O.LATE N C JOHN NELLIMOOTTIL, MUTTAMBALAM PO ADV. SRI.P.R.VENKETESH FOR R1 AND R2 SRI.V.G.ARUN FOR R3 AND R4 THIS ORIGINAL PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 02/11/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: OP NO.15854/96 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS : EXT.P1 TRUE COPY OF THE NOTICE DT.24.11.95 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT EXT.P2 TRUE COPY OF THE NOTICE DT.18.12.95 ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT EXT.P3 TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER OF THE SUB DIVISIONAL MAGISTRATE, KOTTAYAM IN PETITION 3045/94 EXT.P4 ROUGH SKETCH OF THE BUILDING RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS : EXT.R4(a) TRUE COPY OF THE ROUGH SKETCH PLAN EXT.R4(b) TRUE COPY OF THE OCCUPANCY CERTIFICATE DT.13.9.95 ISSUED BY THE TOWN PLANNING OFFICER, KOTTAYAM MUNICIPALITY TRUE COPY PA TO JUDGE S. SIRI JAGAN, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - O.P. No.15854 of 1996 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 23rd day of March, 2010 J U D G M E N T Both parties now submit that they have decided to settle the matter. But it would take some more time to decide the finer aspects of the terms of settlement, they submit. Accordingly this writ petition is closed as settled, without prejudice to the right of either party to seek restoration of the original petition, if necessary. S. SIRI JAGAN JUDGE shg/