{"id":200681,"date":"2007-09-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-09-23T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/tomy-kurian-vs-kottayam-municipality-on-24-september-2007"},"modified":"2019-03-04T02:57:20","modified_gmt":"2019-03-03T21:27:20","slug":"tomy-kurian-vs-kottayam-municipality-on-24-september-2007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/tomy-kurian-vs-kottayam-municipality-on-24-september-2007","title":{"rendered":"Tomy Kurian vs Kottayam Municipality on 24 September, 2007"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Tomy Kurian vs Kottayam Municipality on 24 September, 2007<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nWP(C) No. 27846 of 2007(M)\n\n\n1. TOMY KURIAN, AGED 43 YEARS,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. KOTTAYAM MUNICIPALITY,\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. THE SECRETARY, KOTTAYAM MUNICIPALITY,\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.P.VIJAYA BHANU\n\n                For Respondent  :SRI.SIBY MATHEW\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice PIUS C.KURIAKOSE\n\n Dated :24\/09\/2007\n\n O R D E R\n                           PIUS C. KURIAKOSE, J.\n                              --------------------------\n                         W.P.(C). NO. 27846 OF 2007\n                                ---------------------\n                  Dated this the 24th day of September, 2007\n\n                               J U D G M E N T\n<\/pre>\n<p>       Sri. Siby Mathew, learned Standing Counsel, seeks further time to<\/p>\n<p>get instructions. Smt. K.S. Chandrika appearing on behalf of the petitioner<\/p>\n<p>submits that it is on extraneous considerations that Ext.P4 stop memo has<\/p>\n<p>been issued by the Municipality.          Petitioner has also produced Ext.P5<\/p>\n<p>photographs wherein other buildings having more height than the<\/p>\n<p>petitioner&#8217;s building have been granted permission.<\/p>\n<p>       I do not propose to go into the merits of the matter. Ext.P4 is only a<\/p>\n<p>stop memo. Petitioner and the Municipality will consider Ext.P4 as a show<\/p>\n<p>cause notice only. Petitioner has already filed Ext.P6 representation before<\/p>\n<p>the Municipality against Ext.P4. The Municipality will consider Ext.P4 in the<\/p>\n<p>light of Ext.P6 and hear the petitioner and finalise Ext.P4.         This the<\/p>\n<p>municipality will do at its earliest and at any rate within 7 days of the<\/p>\n<p>petitioner placing a copy of the judgment. Petitioner will approach the<\/p>\n<p>Municipality and get information regarding the date of hearing.<\/p>\n<p>       The writ petition is disposed of as above.<\/p>\n<p>                                                   PIUS C. KURIAKOSE, JUDGE<\/p>\n<p>vps<\/p>\n<p>K.R. UDAYABHANU, JUDGE<\/p>\n<p>CRL.A. NOS.721\/99 &amp; 213\/02<\/p>\n<p>              JUDGMENT<\/p>\n<p>                                        13TH SEPTEMBER, 2007<\/p>\n<p>CRL.R.P.769\/00<\/p>\n<p>        ORDER IN CRL.M.P. NO.4143\/00 IN CRL.R.P.769\/00<\/p>\n<p>                        DISMISSED<\/p>\n<p>13.9.07              SD\/- K.R. UDAYABHANU, JUDGE<\/p>\n<p>                                                  \/TRUE COPY\/<\/p>\n<p>                                                PA TO JUDGE.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court Tomy Kurian vs Kottayam Municipality on 24 September, 2007 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM WP(C) No. 27846 of 2007(M) 1. TOMY KURIAN, AGED 43 YEARS, &#8230; Petitioner Vs 1. KOTTAYAM MUNICIPALITY, &#8230; Respondent 2. THE SECRETARY, KOTTAYAM MUNICIPALITY, For Petitioner :SRI.P.VIJAYA BHANU For Respondent :SRI.SIBY MATHEW The Hon&#8217;ble MR. 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