IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE WEDNESDAY, THE 10TH JANUARY 2007 / 20TH PAUSHA 1928 WP(C).No. 1070 of 2007(B) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ RAVEENDRAN KARUMAT, S/O. RADHAKRISHNAN NAIR, AGED 29, RESIDING AT KRISHNA VILAS, KAKKAD P.O., MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.HARISH R. MENON SRI.K.T.SHYAMKUMAR RESPONDENTS: ------------- DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYATH (CHIEF REGISTRAR) DIRECTORATE OF PANCHAYATH,WATER AUTHORITY COMPOUND VELLAYAMBALAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY G.P. SRI.MATHEW G.VADAKKAL THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 10/01/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C. KURIAKOSE, J. ------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.1070 OF 2007 ----------------------------------- Dated this the 10th day of January, 2007 JUDGMENT The petitioner who is working abroad is aggrieved in that the respondent is not taking an early decision on the clarification sought for by the Secretary,Parappanangadi Grama Panchayat on the question as to whether there is provision for registering a marriage between an Indian Citizen and somebody who is not an Indian Citizen in accordance with the Hindu Marriage Act. Ext.P2 is the communication given to the petitioner by the Panchayat. Ext.P2 shows that as early as on 26.12.06 the Panchayat has submitted request for clarification before the respondent. Having regard to the grounds raised and the submissions of Mr.Harish R.Menon, counsel for the petitioner and those of Sri.Mathew G Vadakkel, learned Government Pleader who has taken notice on behalf of 1st respondent, this Writ Petition will stand disposed of at this stage itself with the following directions: The respondent will take a decision and issue the clarification sought for by the Secretary of the Parappanangadi Grama Panchayat as indicated in Ext.P2 at his earliest and at any rate within three weeks of receiving copy of this judgment together with copies of the relevant exhibits. PIUS C. KURIAKOSE, JUDGE btt WPC 2