{"id":211148,"date":"2009-11-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-11-11T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/mary-joseph-vs-the-cochin-corporation-on-12-november-2009"},"modified":"2015-08-20T00:49:55","modified_gmt":"2015-08-19T19:19:55","slug":"mary-joseph-vs-the-cochin-corporation-on-12-november-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/mary-joseph-vs-the-cochin-corporation-on-12-november-2009","title":{"rendered":"Mary Joseph vs The Cochin Corporation on 12 November, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Mary Joseph vs The Cochin Corporation on 12 November, 2009<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nWP(C).No. 32423 of 2009(W)\n\n\n1. MARY JOSEPH, AGED 60 YEARS,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. THE COCHIN CORPORATION,\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. M\/S.JAIN HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTIONS LTD.,\n\n3. THE CHIEF TOWN PLANNER,\n\n4. THE CHIEF TOWN PLANNER,\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.C.V.MANUVILSAN\n\n                For Respondent  : No Appearance\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN\n\n Dated :12\/11\/2009\n\n O R D E R\n              THOTTATHIL B. RADHAKRISHNAN, J.\n                    --------------------------------------\n                    W.P.(C) No. 32423 OF 2009\n                    --------------------------------------\n             Dated this the 12th day of November, 2009\n\n                           J U D G M E N T\n<\/pre>\n<p>                           ~~~~~~~~~~~~~<\/p>\n<p>      R1 and R3 take notice by standing counsel. R4 appeared<\/p>\n<p>through standing counsel. Notice to 2nd respondent dispensed with<\/p>\n<p>preserving his right to seek rehearing of this Writ Petition, if<\/p>\n<p>aggrieved.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>      2.    The petitioner is a neighbour of the 2nd respondent, it is<\/p>\n<p>contended.    She states that she has serious objections to the<\/p>\n<p>construction activity of the 2nd respondent. Without expressing<\/p>\n<p>anything on merit, this Writ Petition is ordered directing that the<\/p>\n<p>official respondents will take up Ext.P3, hear the necessary parties<\/p>\n<p>and issue orders thereon, without delay, at any rate, that orders<\/p>\n<p>shall be issued within a period of 45 days from now. It will also be<\/p>\n<p>open to the official respondents to consider the issuance of<\/p>\n<p>interlocutory orders, if found necessary. It shall be ensured that no<\/p>\n<p>orders shall be issued merely because of the issuance of this<\/p>\n<p>judgment. All issues on merits are left open.<\/p>\n<p>                                 THOTTATHIL B. RADHAKRISHNAN,<br \/>\n                                                      Judge<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">      2<\/span><\/p>\n<p>ps<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court Mary Joseph vs The Cochin Corporation on 12 November, 2009 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM WP(C).No. 32423 of 2009(W) 1. MARY JOSEPH, AGED 60 YEARS, &#8230; Petitioner Vs 1. THE COCHIN CORPORATION, &#8230; Respondent 2. M\/S.JAIN HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTIONS LTD., 3. THE CHIEF TOWN PLANNER, 4. 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