IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC WEDNESDAY, THE 17TH MARCH 2010 / 26TH PHALGUNA 1931 WP(C).No. 365 of 2010(U) ------------------------ PETITIONER(S): --------------- K.C.UNNI KRISHNAN,AGED 41 YEARS, S/O.CHITHAMBARAN,KANIYANTHARA HOUSE,KUZHUPPILLY.PO AYYAMPILLY,ERNAKULAM. BY ADV. SRI.S.VIDYASAGAR RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. SECRETARY, LOCAL SELF DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. SECRETARY,EZHIKKARA GRAMA PANCHAYATH, EZHIKKARA NORTH,NORTH PARAVOOR,ERNAKULAM. ADV. SRI.M.SASINDRAN FOR R2 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 17/03/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ------------------------- W.P.(C.) No.365 of 2010 (U) --------------------------------- Dated, this the 17th day of March, 2010 J U D G M E N T According to the petitioner, he applied for D & O licence to the respondent Panchayat. There was no response, which led him to file Writ Petition No.26953/2009. In that writ petition, this Court passed Ext.P2 judgment directing the Panchayat to pass orders on the application made by the petitioner. Complaining that there was no further action on the part of the Panchayat, Ext.P4 notice was issued by the petitioner, to which Ext.P5 reply was given by the Panchayat stating that the petitioner had not produced necessary documents in order to enable the Panchayat to pass orders on his application for D&O licence. The petitioner submits that in response to Ext.P5, the petitioner submitted documents under cover of Ext.P6, and that despite producing such documents final orders have not been passed on the application. It is with this grievance, this writ petition has been filed. 2. Notice on admission was issued to the 2nd respondent WP(C) No.365/2010 -2- and I heard the learned counsel appearing for the 2nd respondent also. 3. In the nature of the grievance that is highlighted, the only direction that is called for is that the Panchayat should pass final orders on the application made by the petitioner for D&O licence, taking into account the documents produced by him in support of his application. 4. Therefore, I dispose of this writ petition directing the 2nd respondent to pass orders on the licence application submitted by the petitioner, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within two weeks of production of a copy of this judgment. During the course of hearing, the learned counsel for the Panchayat pointed out that with this grievance, the petitioner has already moved the Green Channel Clearance Committee. Though the learned counsel for the petitioner confirmed that such an application has been made, it is undertaken that the said application will not be proceeded with. This submission is recorded. This writ petition is disposed of as above. (ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE) jg