Francis V.J. v. State of Kerala
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What is this about?
The Court directed the Panchayat Secretary to hear the petitioner and nearby residents before deciding on a stop memo issued against aquaculture activities without prior notice. The final decision was confined to two weeks. No immediate setting aside of the memo was ordered.
What the court decided
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DEVAN RAMACHANDRAN
MONDAY, THE 18TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 2019 / 27TH KARTHIKA, 1941
WP(C).No.15744 OF 2019(P)
PETITIONER/S:
FRANCIS V.J. AGED 58 YEARS
S/O JOSEPH, VATTATHARA HOUSE, THURAVANKARA P.O., PIN-683 575,
KANJOOR, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT
BY ADVS.
SMT.JEENA JOSEPH SRI.G.D.PANICKER SMT.V.J.SUMI LIZA
RESPONDENT/S:
Issues for consideration
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the Panchayat Secretary acted without hearing the petitioner before issuing a stop memo against aquaculture activities.
Whether the petitioner entitled to a fair hearing to be recorded before the Secretary's decision on the complaints regarding fish pond.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
FRANCIS V.J.
- respondent
STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY FISHERIES DEPARTMENT
- respondent
KANJOOR GRAMA PANCHAYATH
- respondent
THANKACHAN C.P.
- respondent
POLACHAN C.P.
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
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