IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.S.R.BANNURMATH & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN TUESDAY, THE 12TH JANUARY 2010 / 22TH POUSHA 1931 WP(C).No. 36466 of 2009(C) ------------------------------------ PETITIONERS: -------------------- 1. T.K. SADASIVAN, SINDHU BHAVANAM, S.V. MARKET P.O., KARUNAGAPPALLY. 2. AMPUVILA LATHEEF, SAKARIA MANZIL, S.V. MARKET P.O, KARUNAGAPPALLY. 3. N. SUBHASH BOSE, ANANDA BHAVANAM, S.V. MARKET P.O., KARUNAGAPPALLY. BY ADV. SRI.SIBY MATHEW SRI.PHILIP J.VETTICKATTU SRI.B.PREMNATH (E) RESPONDENTS: ---------------------- 1. KARUNAGAPPALLY GRAMA PANCHAYATH, KOLLAM DISTRICT, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. 3. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. R2 & R3 BY SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.BENJAMIN PAUL THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 12/01/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.R. Bannurmath, C.J. & Thottathil B. Radhakrishnan, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No. 36466 OF 2009 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 12th day of January, 2010 JUDGMENT S.R.Bannurmath, C.J. This Public Interest Litigation is filed challenging the proposed action of the State for conversion of 1st respondent Grama Panchayat to Municipality. 2. Without going into the major grievances of the petitioners, what appears to be that they are aggrieved by not getting any opportunity to place their objections/representations before taking any such action and as such one of the prayers in the writ petition is to consider their representation, Ext.P6, taking into account the view of the Grama Panchayat and affected representative of the general public as well. 3. When the matter is taken up today, the learned counsel for the petitioners submits that on 9th December, 2009 the Government has issued a notification No.30655(2)/EL/09/LSGD which was notified earlier to the filing of the writ petition, inter alia, calling for suggestions/objections from the public as to the feasibility of conversion of the said Grama Panchayat to W.P.(C) No. 36466 OF 2009 -:2:- Municipality. In view of the notification itself it is open for the petitioners and like minded persons to file their objections/suggestions, if any, as indicated in the notification. This notification, in our view, meets and answers the argument of the petitioners and hence we do not think that the Writ Petition no longer be kept on record. Accordingly, the same will stand disposed of. At this stage it is submitted that the said notification indicates hardly 15 days to file the objections and in the meanwhile petitioners had approached this Court, time to file the objections/suggestions be extended. In our view, as the petitioners have already given representation, Ext.P6, before the 2nd respondent, the State shall consider the same after giving opportunity to the members of the Panchayat and the representative of the public, if so advised. S.R. Bannurmath, Chief Justice. Thottathil B. Radhakrishnan, Judge. ttb/vgs