{"id":243982,"date":"2009-10-22T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-10-21T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/krishnakumar-vs-punalur-municipality-on-22-october-2009"},"modified":"2018-03-31T01:10:48","modified_gmt":"2018-03-30T19:40:48","slug":"krishnakumar-vs-punalur-municipality-on-22-october-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/krishnakumar-vs-punalur-municipality-on-22-october-2009","title":{"rendered":"Krishnakumar vs Punalur Municipality on 22 October, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Krishnakumar vs Punalur Municipality on 22 October, 2009<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nWP(C).No. 29927 of 2009(I)\n\n\n1. KRISHNAKUMAR, AGED 42 YEARS,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. PUNALUR MUNICIPALITY, PUNALUR,\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. THE SECRETARY,\n\n3. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY SECRETARY\n\n4. THE CHIEF TOWN PLANNER,\n\n5. THE TOWN PLANNING OFFICER, KOLLAM.\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.M.G.KARTHIKEYAN\n\n                For Respondent  : No Appearance\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN\n\n Dated :22\/10\/2009\n\n O R D E R\n            THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, J.\n                   -------------------------------------------\n                  W.P(C).No.29927 OF 2009\n                  -------------------------------------------\n             Dated this the 22nd day of October, 2009\n\n\n                              JUDGMENT\n<\/pre>\n<p>      Notice to the respondents dispensed with preserving their<\/p>\n<p>right for re-hearing of the matter, if aggrieved.<\/p>\n<p>      The petitioner is aggrieved by the inaction of the<\/p>\n<p>municipality on his application for permission to construct a<\/p>\n<p>building or put the land to use. He says that Ext.P1 was filed<\/p>\n<p>requesting that the land may either be acquired or the freezing<\/p>\n<p>may be lifted to enable him and his sister to deal with                 the<\/p>\n<p>property by disposing it off on the strength of title. I do not<\/p>\n<p>think   that  such     application         should        continue  for long.<\/p>\n<p>Accordingly, without expressing anything on merits, this writ<\/p>\n<p>petition is disposed of directing that Ext.P1 will be taken up,<\/p>\n<p>considered and decision taken of in accordance with law within a<\/p>\n<p>period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this<\/p>\n<p>judgment.\n<\/p>\n<p>                                                              Sd\/-\n<\/p>\n<p>                              THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN,<br \/>\n                                                             Judge.\n<\/p>\n<p>kkb.24\/10.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court Krishnakumar vs Punalur Municipality on 22 October, 2009 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM WP(C).No. 29927 of 2009(I) 1. KRISHNAKUMAR, AGED 42 YEARS, &#8230; Petitioner Vs 1. PUNALUR MUNICIPALITY, PUNALUR, &#8230; Respondent 2. THE SECRETARY, 3. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY SECRETARY 4. THE CHIEF TOWN PLANNER, 5. 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