P.S. Sukumaran v. The Avinissery Grama Panchayath

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

PRESENT:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.V.RAMAKRISHNA PILLAI FRIDAY, THE 23RD DAY OF JANUARY 2015/3RD MAGHA, 1936 WP(C).No. 5696 of 2013 (J) --------------------------- PETITIONER(S):

-------------------------- P.S. SUKUMARAN S/O. P.K.SHANKUNNI, PARAKKAT HOUSE, VALLYSSERI DESOM AVINISSERY VILLAGE, THRISSUR TALUK, P.O.AVINISSERY THRISSUR DISTRICT-680 306.

BY ADV. SRI.LINDONS C.DAVIS RESPONDENT(S):

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1. THE AVINISSERY GRAMA PANCHAYATH REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY OFFICE OF THE AVINISSERY GRAMA PANCHAYAT AVINISSERY P.O., THRISSUR DISTRICT-680 306.

2. THE SECRETARY AVINISSERY GRAMA PANCHAYAT OFFICE OF THE AVINISSERY GRAMA PANCHAYAT AVINISSERY P.O., THRISSUR DISTRICT-680 036.

3. THE CHERPPU RANGE TODDY TAPPING EMPLOYEES SAMITHI REPRESENTED BY ITS CONVENER, SRI.P.B.BASI S/O. P.K.BALAN, PALISSERY HOUSE, PERINGOTTUKARA DESOM KIZHAKKUMURI VILLAGE, THRISSUR TALUK LICENSEE NO.TS NO.11/2012-13 AND RUNNING TODDY SHOP IN BUILDING NO.VIII/86, 87 OF AVINISSERY GRAMA PANCHAYAT AVINISSERY GRAMA PANCHAYAT LIMIT, AVINISSERY P.O. THRISSUR DISTRICT-680 306.

R1& R2 BY ADV. SRI.V.C.VALSAN R1 & R2 BY ADV. SRI.M.N.MANOJ THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 23-01-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

WP(C).No. 5696 of 2013 APPENDIX PETITIONER(S) EXHIBITS ------------------------------------- EXT. P1 :

COPY OF THE ORDINANCE NO.63/2012 (THE KERALA PANCHAYAT RAJFOURTH AMENDANT-ORDINANCE, 2012), PROMULGATED BY THE GOVERNOR OF KERALA AND PUBLISHSED IN KERALA GAZETTE DTD.25.11.2012.

EXT. P2 :

COPY OF THE LETTER ISSUED BY THE AVINISSERY GRAMA PANCHAYAT TO THE 3RD RESPONDENT DTD.15.2.2013.

RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS ------------------------------------- ANNEXURE R1 (A) :

TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER ISSSUED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT ALONG WITH ONE ANOTHER PERSON TO THE AVINISSERY GRAMA PANCHAYAT, BEARING DATE 20.01.2013.

ANNEXURE R1 (B) :

TRUE COPY OF THE APPEAL MEMORANDUM BEARING No.192/2013, DATED 20.2.2013, FILED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT BEFORE THE TRIBUNAL FOR LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS AT THIRUVANANTHAPURAM.

ANNEXURE R1 (C) :

TRUE COPY OF THE INTERIM ORDER PASSED BY THE TRIBUNAL FOR LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS AT THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, DATED 21.2.2013, IN I.A NO.317/2013 IN APPEAL No.192/2013.

ANNEXURE R1 (D) :

TRUE COPY OF THE LICENCE ISSUED BY THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF EXCISE THRISSUR TO THE 3RD RESPONDENT, BEARING NOTARISED DATE AS 19.2.2013, FOR THE YEAR 2012-13. // TRUE COPY // P.A. TO JUDGE sou.

A.V. RAMAKRISHNA PILLAI, J.

-------------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 5696 of 2013 -------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 23rd day of January, 2015

J U D G M E N T

The petitioner approached this Court alleging that the respondent is conducting a toddy shop.

2.

Today, when the matter came up for hearing, the learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that at present, the toddy shop is not working and the petitioner is not intending to proceed with the writ petition for the time being.

Therefore, the writ petition is closed reserving the right of the petitioner to approach this Court if and when he is aggrieved by the action of the respondents. Sd/- A.V. RAMAKRISHNA PILLAI, JUDGE bka/-