{"id":127411,"date":"2008-06-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-06-19T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/kuttampuzha-grama-panchayat-vs-state-of-kerala-on-20-june-2008"},"modified":"2015-07-01T20:06:52","modified_gmt":"2015-07-01T14:36:52","slug":"kuttampuzha-grama-panchayat-vs-state-of-kerala-on-20-june-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/kuttampuzha-grama-panchayat-vs-state-of-kerala-on-20-june-2008","title":{"rendered":"Kuttampuzha Grama Panchayat vs State Of Kerala on 20 June, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Kuttampuzha Grama Panchayat vs State Of Kerala on 20 June, 2008<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nWP(C).No. 24808 of 2004(C)\n\n\n1. KUTTAMPUZHA GRAMA PANCHAYAT,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT,\n\n3. THE DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER,\n\n4. THE DISTRICT EXPERT COMMITTEE FOR\n\n5. THE PRINCIPAL CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF\n\n6. UNION OF INDIA, REPRESENTD BY THE\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.MURALI PURUSHOTHAMAN\n\n                For Respondent  :GOVERNMENT PLEADER\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice KURIAN JOSEPH\n\n Dated :20\/06\/2008\n\n O R D E R\n                       KURIAN JOSEPH, J.\n             ----------------------------------------------\n                 W.P.(C) No.24808 of 2004\n             ----------------------------------------------\n                   Dated 20th June, 2008.\n\n                         J U D G M E N T\n<\/pre>\n<p>               In view of the intervening developments, whereby<\/p>\n<p>the disputed two kadavus were omitted by the Panchayat for the<\/p>\n<p>purpose of sand mining, in case the Panchayat has any surviving<\/p>\n<p>grievance with regard to other kadavus, they may pursue the<\/p>\n<p>same before the District Collector.<\/p>\n<p>          The writ petition is disposed of as above.<\/p>\n<p>                                          KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE.\n<\/p>\n<p>tgs<\/p>\n<p>                KURIAN JOSEPH, J<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-\n<\/p>\n<p>           W.P.(C) No.24808 of 2004\n<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>                  J U D G M E N T<\/p>\n<p>             Dated 20th June, 2008.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court Kuttampuzha Grama Panchayat vs State Of Kerala on 20 June, 2008 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM WP(C).No. 24808 of 2004(C) 1. KUTTAMPUZHA GRAMA PANCHAYAT, &#8230; Petitioner Vs 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE &#8230; Respondent 2. THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, 3. THE DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER, 4. 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