Koshy Cherian vs The Mallappally Grama Panchayath on 29 October, 2008

       

  

  

 
 
  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

WP(C).No. 31642 of 2008(P)


1. KOSHY CHERIAN, S/O.CHERIAN,
                      ...  Petitioner

                        Vs



1. THE MALLAPPALLY GRAMA PANCHAYATH,
                       ...       Respondent

2. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYATH

3. THE DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYATH,

4. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE

                For Petitioner  :SRI.M.V.THAMBAN

                For Respondent  : No Appearance

The Hon'ble MR. Justice S.SIRI JAGAN

 Dated :29/10/2008

 O R D E R
                        S.SIRI JAGAN, J
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                  W.P(C)No. 31642 of 2008
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        Dated this the 29th day of October, 2008.

                       J U D G M E N T

The petitioner’s grievance in this writ petition is that the

1st respondent – Panchayat is seeking to evict the petitioner

from the shop room allotted to the petitioner without issuing

notice or hearing him.

2. I have heard the learned standing counsel appearing

for the 1st respondent Panchayat also. I am satisfied that the

petitioner cannot be evicted from the shop room except after

issuing him a notice to show cause and hearing him on the

same.

Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of with a

direction to the 1st respondent that the petitioner shall not be

evicted from the shop room in question except after issuing a

notice and affording an opportunity of being heard to the

petitioner, that too for valid reasons.

S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE

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