High Court of KeralaWP(C)/12124/2015disposed of

Besty George v. Corporation Of Cochin

2015-04-10Honourable Mr. Justice Dama Seshadri Naidu4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

PRESENT:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DAMA SESHADRI NAIDU FRIDAY, THE 10TH DAY OF APRIL 2015/20TH CHAITHRA, 1937 WP(C).No. 12124 of 2015 (M) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER : - ---------------------- BESTY GEORGE, S/o GEORGE, THAYENKERI HOUSE, CHUTTUPADUKARA, EDAPPALLY NORTH, ERNAKULAM.

BY ADV. SRI.SABU S.KALLARAMOOLA RESPONDENTS : - ---------------------------

1. CORPORATION OF COCHIN, ERNAKULAM, 682011, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY.

2. THE SECRETARY, CORPORATION OF COCHIN, ERNAKULAM - 682011.

BY SRI.P.K.SOYUZ,SC,COCHIN CORPORATION THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 10-04-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

WP(C).No. 12124 of 2015 (M) -------------------------------------- APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS :

EXHIBIT P1 : TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION DATED 06.01.2015 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER.

EXHIBIT P1(a) : ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF EXHIBIT P1. EXHIBIT P2 : TRUE COPY OF RECEIPT DATED 07.01.2015 ISSUED BY THE 1st RESPONDENT.

EXHIBIT P2(a) : ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF EXHIBIT P2. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS :- NIL.

// TRUE COPY // P.A. TO JUDGE DMR/-

DAMA SESHADRI NAIDU, J.

--------------------------------------- W.P.(c) No. 12124 of 2015 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 10th day of April, 2015

JUDGMENT

Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel for the respondent Corporation, apart from perusing the record. Since the issue lies in a narrow compass, this Court proposes to dispose of the writ petition at the admission stage itself.

2. The petitioner is said to have acquired property, a commercial building bearing No. 34/1509 within the limits of the respondent Corporation, on the strength of a settlement deed executed by his father, the original owner. Thus being the owner of the property, he submitted Exhibit P1 application for change of ownership. Complaining of delay in its consideration by the respondent Corporation, the petitioner has filed the present writ petition.

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3. The learned Standing Counsel for the respondent Corporation has submitted that the respondent Corporation is willing to consider petitioner's application expeditiously.

4. In the facts and circumstances, having regard to the respective submissions of the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel for the respondent corporation, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the matter, this Court disposes of the present writ petition with a direction to the respondent Corporation to consider Exhibit P1 application of the petitioner in accordance with law, and pass appropriate orders thereon as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. With the above observation, this writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs.

DAMA SESHADRI NAIDU JUDGE DMR/-