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K.Sreekumar vs State Of Kerala
2021 Latest Caselaw 21880 Ker

Citation : 2021 Latest Caselaw 21880 Ker
Judgement Date : 3 November, 2021

Kerala High Court
K.Sreekumar vs State Of Kerala on 3 November, 2021
                  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

                                     PRESENT

                     THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAVI

      WEDNESDAY, THE 3RD DAY OF NOVEMBER 2021 / 12TH KARTHIKA, 1943

                           WP(C) NO. 18951 OF 2015
PETITIONER:
              K.SREEKUMAR,
              KRISHNA, T.C.2/1444, POTTAKUZHI,
              PATTOM P.O, TRIVANDRUM,
              NOW RESIDING AT SREE VIHAR, T.C.1234,
              PRA-151, POTTAKUZHI JUNCTION, PATTOM P.O.,
              TRIVANDRUM-695 004.

              BY ADVS.
              SRI.A.N.RAJAN BABU
              SRI.A.R.EASWAR LAL
              SRI.P.GOPALAKRISHNAN


RESPONDENTS:
     1      STATE OF KERALA
            REPRESENTED BY CHIEF SECRETARY,
            GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM-695 001.

     2        THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR TRIVANDRUM-695 001.

     3        CORPORATION OF TRIVANDRUM REPRRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY
              CORPORATION BUILDINGS, TRIVANDRUM-695 001.

     4        THE SECRETARY CORPORATION OF TRIVANDRUM,
              MUSEUM JUNCTION
              MUSEUM JUNCTION, TRIVANDRUM-695 001.

     5        THE TOWN PLANNING OFFICER,
              CORPORATION OF TRIVANDRUM
              CORPORATION BUILDING, TRIVANDRUM-695 001.

     6        THE TAHSILDAR TALUK OFFICE TRIVANDRUM-695 001.

     7        THE VILLAGE OFFICER
              VILLAGE OFFICE
              PATTOM TRIVANDRUM-695 004.

              BY ADVS. SRI.N.NANDAKUMARA MENON SR.
              SRI.P.K.MANOJ KUMAR

              SRI.B.S.SYAMANTHAK, GP.

THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 03.11.2021,
THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
 WP(C) No.18951 of 2015
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                                  T.R.RAVI, J.
                         ----------------------------------------
                          WP(C) NO.18951 OF 2015
                       -------------------------------------------
                    Dated this the 3rd November 2021

                               JUDGMENT

The writ petition has been filed praying to quash Exts.P14 and

P15 and to declare that Exts.P12 and P13 permit issued to the

petitioner are valid. There is a further prayer for a direction to

respondents 3 and 4 to permit the petitioner to make construction

pursuant to Exts.P12 and P13. The writ petition was filed in June

2015.

2. The petitioner has now filed IA No.1 of 2021 and IA No.2 of

2021. IA No.1/2021 has been filed for a direction to the 4 th respondent

to consider and dispose of Ext.P32 petition filed by the petitioner

wherein the petitioner requests for withdraw/cancellation of Ext.P15

show cause notice in the light of Exts.P29, P30, P30(a), P30(b) and

P31. IA No.2/2021 is a petition seeking to produce Exts.P29 to P33 as

additional documents. IA No.2/2021 is allowed. The documents are

accepted on file.

3. The Corporation has filed a statement in the writ petition on

01.09.2015 placing on record their contentions. However, in the light WP(C) No.18951 of 2015

of the limited prayer that is made in Ext.P13, the writ petition is

disposed of directing the 4th respondent to consider and pass orders

on Ext.P13 at the earliest at any rate within three weeks from the

date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment. It is made clear

that this Court is not expressing any opinion regarding the merits of

the case.

Sd/-

T.R.RAVI

JUDGE sn WP(C) No.18951 of 2015

APPENDIX OF WP(C) 18951/2015

PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS Exhibit P1 TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE SETTLEMENT DEED NO.5118/2006 OF PATTOM SRO IN FAVOUR OF THE PETITIONER.

Exhibit P2 TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE SETTLEMENT DEED NO.820/1/2013 OF PATTM SRO IN FAVOUR OF THE PETITIONER.

Exhibit P3 TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE SALE DEED NO.25/1969 OF PATTOM SUB REGISTRY IN THE NAME OF THE MOTHER OF THE PETITIONER.

Exhibit P4 TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE APPROVED PLAN FOR CONSTRUCTION OF PARENT'S RESIDENTIAL BUILDING. Exhibit P5 TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE KERALA WATER AUTHORITY CONSUMER BILL DATED 10/03/2004 IN THE NAME OF THE EPTITIONER'S MOTHER IN RESPECT HOUSE NO. TC 2/1443.

Exhibit P6 TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT FOR PAYMENT OF PROPERTY TAX IN THE NAME OF THE MOTHER OF THE PETITIONER IN RESPECT OF HOUSE NO. 2/1443 FOR THE PERIOD FROM 1989-90 TO 1992-

Exhibit P7 TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE PROPERTY TAX RECEIPT IN THE NAME OF THE PETITIONER'S MOTHER TOWARDS BUILDING NO. 2/1443 DATED 14/11/2007 OF TRIVANDRUM CORPORATION.

Exhibit P8 TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE WATER AUTHORITY BILL IN THE NAME OF THE PETITIONER'S MOTHER IN RESPECT OF TC 2/1443 DATED 12/07/2010.

Exhibit P9 TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE ELECTRICITY BILL DATED 13/12/1995 IN RESPECT IN CONSUMER NO.37. Exhibit P10 TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE RECEIPT NO.46 DATED 12/07/1989 FOR PAYMENT OF BUILDING TAX ISSUED FROM TRIVANDRUM CORPORATION IN THE NAME OF THE PETITIONER'S MOTHER.

Exhibit P11 TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE WATER AUTHORITY BILL DATED 19/01/2005 FOR USING WATER FOR 2004 IN THE NAME OF THE PETITIONER'S MOTHER. Exhibit P11(A) TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF CERTIFICATE NO. KBT 27/15-16 DATED 20/06/2015 ISSUED BY AGRICULTURE FIELD OFFICER, KRISHI BHAVAN, CORPORATION OF THIRUVANANTHAPURAM.

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Exhibit P11(B) TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE RELEVANT PORTION OF DATA BANK ENTRY FROM KRISHI BHAVAN, TRIVANDRUM CORPORATION.

Exhibit P12 TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE PERMIT NO. E10/BA/286/12 DATED 11/10/2012 IN RESPECT OF SY. NO. 1105/2 IN PATTOM VILLAGE.

Exhibit P13 TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE PERMIT NO. E10/BA/286/12 DATED 10/10/2014 ISSUED BY THE 4TH RESPONDENT. Exhibit P14 TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE STOP MEMO NO. E3/1138/08 DATED 01/06/2005 ISSUED TO THE PETITIONER BY THE 5TH RESPONDENT.

Exhibit P15 TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE SHOW CAUSE NOTICE DATED 02/06/2015.

Exhibit P16 TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE OBJECTION TO EXT.P13. Exhibit P17 A TRUE COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE NO.

GA3/98977/22/7/15.

Exhibit P18 A TRUE COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE NO. GA3/86096/15 DATED 24/06/2015 ISSUED FROM THE OFFICE OF THE 4TH RESPONDENT.

Exhibit P19 A TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN WPC NO.29211/2014.

Exhibit P20 A TRUE COPY OF THE PETITION DATED 12/10/15 SUBMITTED BEFORE THE TAHSILDAR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM.

Exhibit P21 A COPY OF THE RECEIPT DATED 01/10/2015 FOR SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION OF PERMIT RENEWAL. Exhibit P22 A TRUE COPY OF THE AERIAL VIEW OF THE SITE AND THE SURROUNDINGS TAKEN BY THE REMOTE SENSING PUBLISHED IN GOOGLE EARTH.

Exhibit P23 TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION FILED BEFORE THE COUNCIL BY THE PETITIONER ON 18/11/2015. Exhibit P24 TRUE COPY OF THE RECEIPT ACKNOWLEDGING EXHIBIT P23 ISSUED FROM THE CORPORATION TO THE PETITIONER.

Exhibit P25 TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER OF PAYMENT DATED 20TH DECEMBER, 2014 ISSUED IN FAVOUR OF PADMAKUMARI. Exhibit P26 TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER NO. K14-8898/2013(1) DATED 13/10/2014 OF DEPUTY COLLECTOR (LA) THIRUVANANTHAPURAM.

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Exhibit P27 TRUE COPY OF THE DRAWING WITH ELEVATION OF BUILDING PERMIT NO.13.

Exhibit P28 TRUE PHOTOGRAPH OF THE SITE OF BUILDING CONSTRUCTED UNDER P13 PERMIT IN THE PETITIONER'S LAND.

Exhibit P29 TRUE COPY OF THE COMPLETION CERTIFICATE DATED 29/12/2018.

Exhibit P30 TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER NO. RDOTVM/3630/2019-1 DATED 08/10/2020.

Exhibit P30(A) TRUE COPY OF THE RELEVANT ENTRY SHOWING THE CATEGORY CHANGE OF 5.14 ARES OF LAND IN RE-SY. NO. 53 AS PURAYIDOM IN BLOCK NO.54 IN PATTAM VILLAGE IN A.B. REGISTRY.

Exhibit P30(B) TRUE COPY OF THE RELEVANT ENTRY SHOWING THE CATEGORY CHANGE OF 5.23 ARES OF LAND IN RE-SY. NO. 131 AS PURAYIDOM IN BLOCK NO.54 IN PATTAM VILLAGE IN A.B. REGISTRY.

Exhibit P31 TRUE COPY OF THE RELEVANT ENTRY IN RECORDS OF VILLAGE OFFICER AND TAHSILDAR CHANGING THE CATEGORY OF THE LAND FROM NILAM TO PURAYIDOM AS EXT. P30 ORDER OF RDO, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. Exhibit P32 TRUE COPY OF THE PETITION DATED 09/06/2021 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER TO THE 4TH RESPONDENT.

Exhibit P33 TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER NO. E14/E10/131/02/15 DATED 09/07/2021.

RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS        :      NIL


                    //TRUE COPY//                   PA TO JUDGE
 

 
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