K.S.Menon Aged 80 Years vs Government Of Kerala on 17 June, 2010

       

  

  

 
 
  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

WP(C).No. 10498 of 2010(J)


1. K.S.MENON AGED 80 YEARS,
                      ...  Petitioner

                        Vs



1. GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY
                       ...       Respondent

2. COCHIN CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY

3. HEALTH OFFICER, COCHIN CORPORATION,

4. TOWN PLANNING OFFICER, COCHIN

                For Petitioner  :SMT.P.V.SREELATHA

                For Respondent  :SRI.PRAVEEN.K.JOY,SC,COCHIN CORPORATION

The Hon'ble MR. Justice T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR

 Dated :17/06/2010

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                 Dated this the 17th day of June, 2010.

                                  JUDGMENT

The writ petitioner, a lawyer by profession, is aggrieved by the grant

of licence to run lodges near his residence. The main prayer in the writ

petition is the following:

“to issue a writ of certiorari or other appropriate writ, order or
direction directing the Municipal Corporation to cancel the license

for those who have not obeyed building rules and Hotel Receipt Tax

Rules and no sufficient number of entries and drains and space for car

park.”

It is pointed out by the learned Standing Counsel for the Corporation that no

specific instances have been pointed out in the writ petition and the

allegations are too vague, even for the Corporation to verify the particulars.

A reading of the grounds of the writ petition also shows that the petitioner

has not pin-pointed any specific instances of violation of the provisions of

the Rules and Acts mentioned therein, in respect of any particular licensee.

2. In that view of the matter, as the prayer made by the petitioner is

so general in nature, no relief can be granted in the writ petition. The same

is dismissed without prejudice to the right of the petitioner to move before

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the appropriate authority if he has got any specific allegations in respect of

any particular lodges or any particular institutions, etc. No costs.

(T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.)

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