Citation : 2023 Latest Caselaw 6684 Ker
Judgement Date : 20 June, 2023
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.SOMARAJAN
TUESDAY, THE 20TH DAY OF JUNE 2023 / 30TH JYAISHTA, 1945
OP(C) NO. 972 OF 2023
AGAINST THE ORDER DATED 01.03.2023 IN IA.197/2023 IN APPEAL NO
770/2022 OF TRIBUNAL FOR LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
PETITIONER/1ST RESPONDENT IN IA.197/2023 & APPELLANT IN APPEAL:
SAJI HUSSAIN, AGED 44 YEARS,
D/O HUSSAIN, RESIDING AT KATTIL, ODAYAM DESOM, EDAVA
VILLAGE, VARKALA TALUK,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT - 695141
BY ADVS.
T.SUJA
M.CHANDRAN
RESPONDENTS/2ND RESPONDENT AND PETITIONER IN IA/RESPONDENT &
ADDL.2ND RESPONDENT IMPLEADED AS PER IA.197/23:
1 SECRETARY, EDAVA GRAMA PANCHAYATH,
EDAVA P.O., VARKALA,
THIRUVANANTHAPURA DISTRICT, PIN - 695311
2 SAIFUDDIN, S/O MOOSA, AGED 58 YEARS,
RESIDING AT MELE PEDIKAYIL, ODAYAM, EDAVA,
VARKALA TALUK, PIN - 695311
THIS OP (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20.06.2023,
THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
OP(C) NO. 972 OF 2023
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JUDGMENT
An order passed by the Tribunal for Local Self
Government Institutions allowing impleadment of an
additional 2nd respondent in the proceedings is under
challenge. It is pertaining to the proceedings
initiated by the Secretary of the Panchayat
concerned, for the demolition of an unauthorized
construction. The petitioner came up before the
Tribunal with an appeal. It is in that appeal, an
application was submitted for impleadment by the 2nd
respondent, which was allowed by the Tribunal,
against which the petitioner came up. In fact, the
petitioner is an aggrieved person with respect to the
alleged construction of the building in violation of
the CRZ Rules. The legal position is very much
settled by this Court in Saina and Others v. Konderi
& Others (1984 KLT 428) that each and every citizen
will have the right to interfere with the violation
of building rules even without showing any personal
injury. As such, impleadment ordered deserves no OP(C) NO. 972 OF 2023
interference especially under the extraordinary
jurisdiction under Article 227 of the Constitution.
Hence, the OP(C) will stand dismissed.
Sd/-
P.SOMARAJAN JUDGE msp OP(C) NO. 972 OF 2023
APPENDIX OF OP(C) 972/2023
PETITIONER EXHIBITS Exhibit-P1 TRUE COPY OF THE IMPUGNED ORDER PASSED BY THE TRIBUNAL FOR LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM IN IA 197/2023 IN APPEAL NO. 770/2022 DATED 01.03.2023 Exhibit-P2 TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER NO.400198/LLAP03/GPO/2022/3856(2) DATED 23.11.2022 OF THE 1ST RESPONDENT PANCHAYATH FROM WHICH THE ABOVE MENTIONED APPEAL PREFERRED BEFORE THE TRIBUNAL. Exhibit-P3 TRUE COPY OF THE IA 197/2023 FILED BY THE 2 ND RESPONDENT IN THE APPEAL BEFORE THE TRIBUNAL DATED 2.2.2023 Exhibit-P4 TRUE COPY OF OBJECTION FILED BY THE PETITIONER IN IA.197/2023 IN THE ABOVE APPEAL BEFORE THE TRIBUNAL, DATED 13.02.2023 Exhibit-P5 TRUE COPY OF APPEAL MEMORANDUM IN APPEAL NO.
770/2022 FILED BY THE PETITIONER DATED 05.12.2022 Exhibit-P6 TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER OF THE WP(C) 23231/2013 DATED 20.07.2015 Exhibit-P7 TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER OF THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY HAVING ORDER NO.3437/2015 DATED 20.11.2015.
Exhibit-P8 TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT OF THE HON'BLE HIGH COURT IN WP(C) 18705/2018 DATED 11.07.2022 Exhibit-P9 TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN WRIT APPEAL IN WA 1321/2022 DATED 16.09.2022.
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