IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN MONDAY, THE 5TH OCTOBER 2009 / 13TH ASWINA 1931 WP(C).No. 27754 of 2009(L) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ VODAFONE ESSAR CELLULAR LIMITED FORMERLY KNOWN AS HUTCHISON ESSAR CELLULAR LTD. XL-5115, ASHIS BUILDING, SHANMUGAM ROAD, COCHIN-682 031, REP.BY ITS MANAGER LEGAL, RAJESH MELETH VEETIL. BY ADV.MR.P.SATHISAN RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL ADMINISTRATION, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYATHS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. DIRECTOR OF MUNICIPALITIES, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. PATTAZHY GRAMA PANCHAYATH, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 5. ELAKAMON, GRAMA PANCHAYATH, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 6. MALAYIN KEEZHU GRAMA PANCHAYATH, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 7. NANIYODU GRAMA PANCHAYATH, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 8. ITTIVA, GRAMA PANCHAYATH, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. W.P.(C) NO.27754/2009 9. PERUKADAVILA GRAMA PANCHAYATH, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 10. NAGARUR GRAMA PANCHAYATH, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 11. ATHIYANOOR GRAMA PANCHAYATH, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 12. PANGOD GRAMA PANCHAYATH, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 13. KALLARA GRAMA PANCHAYATH, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. R1 TO R3 BY GOVT. PLEADER MR.I.V.PRAMOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 05/10/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: tss THOTTATHIL B. RADHAKRISHNAN, J ........................................... WP(C).NO. 27754 OF 2009 ............................................ DATED THIS THE 5TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2009 JUDGMENT Notice to respondents 4 to 13 dispensed with, preserving their right to move for rehearing, if aggrieved by the directions contained in this judgment. Heard learned Government Pleader on behalf of respondents 1 to 3. 2. The petitioner, engaged in Cellular Mobile Telecommunication Services made different applications before respondents 4 to 13 for allotment of building numbers and User Certificate. Those applications are pending for more than six months. Without expressing anything on merits, this writ petition is ordered directing that the respondents 4 to 13 will take up the respective application of the petitioner and issue orders within a period of one week from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. All other issues left open. THOTTATHIL B RADHAKRISHNAN, JUDGE lgk/6/10-