IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN WEDNESDAY, THE 23RD SEPTEMBER 2009 / 1ST ASWINA 1931 WP(C).No. 26706 of 2009(G) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- VODAFONE ESSAR CELLULAR LIMITED FORMERLY KNOWN AS HUTCHISON ESSAR CELLULAR LTD., XL-5115, ASHIS BUILDING, SHANMUGHAM ROAD, COCHIN-682 031, REP. BY ITS MANAGER-LEGAL, RAJESH MELETH VEETIL. BY ADV. SRI.P.SATHISAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL ADMINISTRATION, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYATS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. DIRECTOR OF MUNICIPALITIES, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. EDAVA SPL.GRADE GRAMA PANCHAYATH, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 5. KARAVALLOR GRAMA PANCHAYATH, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 6. DEVIKULANGARA GRAMA PANCHAYATH, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 7. NEDUMANGAD MUNICIPALITY, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 8. PALLICHAL GRAMA PANCHAYATH, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 9. PULLIMATH GRAMA PANCHAYATH, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 10. EDAMULAKKAL GRAMA PANCHAYATH, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 11. KARUMKULAM GRAMA PANCHAYATH, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. BY GP IV PRAMOD BY SC P RAMAKRISHNAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/09/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: THOTTATHIL B. RADHAKRISHNAN, J ........................................... WP(C).NO. 26706 OF 2009 ............................................ DATED THIS THE 23rd DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2009 JUDGMENT Notice to respondents 4 to 11 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 11 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 11 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/23/9