K.T.Mohammed Kutty v. Ramanattukara Grama Panchayat
Case brief
What is this about?
The Court closed the writ petition regarding a notice issued against the petitioner's chicken stall, reserving whether to quash it or allow the newly notified Municipality to proceed based on residents' complaints, while the status quo remains.
What did the court decide?
The writ petition was closed with a reservation to permit the petitioner to continue the chicken stall if licensed, leaving the Municipality free to act upon resident complaints.
What the court decided
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT:
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.VINOD CHANDRAN
TUESDAY, THE 13TH DAY OF JUNE 2017/23RD JYAISHTA, 1939
WP(C).No. 4482 of 2011 (I)
PETITIONER(S) :
K.T.MOHAMMED KUTTY, AGED 58 YEARS, S/O.KUNHAMUTTY, RESIDING AT SHAMEERA MANZIL, COLLEGE ROAD, RAMANATTUKARA POST, CALICUT 673 633.
BY ADVS. SRI.T.RAMPRASAD UNNI
SMT.SMITHA GEORGE
RESPONDENT(S) :
1. RAMANATTUKARA GRAMA PANCHAYAT, RAMANATTUKARA POST, CALICUT 673 633, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY.
2. THE SECRETARY , RAMANATTUKARA GRAMA PANCHAYAT, RAMANATTUKARA POST, CALICUT 673 633.
Issues for consideration
2 issues framed by the court
Whether to exercise discretion to close the writ petition pending the mutation of the Grama Panchayat to a Municipality and while keeping open the Municipality's remedies.
Whether to remove the status quo imposed on the petitioner's chicken stall.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
K.T. MOHAMMED KUTTY
- petitioner
SMITHA GEORGE
- respondent
RAMANATTUKARA GRAMA PANCHAYAT
- respondent
THE SECRETARY, RAMANATTUKARA GRAMA PANCHAYAT
- respondent
STATE OF KERALA
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
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