IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN MONDAY, THE 30TH MARCH 2009 / 9TH CHAITHRA 1931 WP(C).No. 7473 of 2009(D) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- K.C.MEERABHAI, D/O. K.C.KESHAVAN, KAYYATT CHALIL VEEDU, KARINGALLATHANI, PARAPPANANGADI, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.K.P.SUDHEER SMT.P.JAYALAKSHMI RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. PARAPPANANGADI GRAMA PANCHAYAT, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, PARAPPANANGADI, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 2. THE VILLAGE EXTENSION OFFICER, OFFICE OF THE PARAPPANANGADI GRAMA PANCHAYAT, PARAPPANANGADI. ADV.HARISH R.MENON, SC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 30/03/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P(C).No. 7473 of 2009 ================== Dated this the 30th day of March, 2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioner belongs to a Scheduled Caste community and she is a divorcee, working as part time sweeper in the JFCM Court, Parappanangadi. Under the Peoples' Planning Programme for the year 2007-08, the 1st respondent Panchayat invited applications from persons belonging to SC/ST for giving financial assistance for construction of houses. The petitioner filed an application. Her application was recommended by the Grama Sabha, as required. By Ext.P2, the 2nd respondent rejected the petitioner's request. The petitioner submitted Ext.P3 before the 1st respondent. The petitioner seeks a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P3 expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned standing counsel appearing for the 1st respondent also. 3. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass appropriate orders on Ext.P3, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within one month from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner. The petitioner shall produce a copy of the writ petition along with a certified copy of this judgment before the 1st respondent for compliance. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge 2