Mohammed Aslam, v. the Municipal Council
Case brief
What is this about?
Batch of eleven writ petitions before Kerala High Court (Ernakulam), Judge Ziyad Rahman A.A., decided 07.04.2025, neutral citation 2025:KER:30063. Petitioners: Mohammed Illyas (W.P.(C) Nos.11247, 11234, 11238, 11270, 11281, 11317, 11415, 11447 of 2025), Mohammed Aslam (Nos.11514, 11614), Mohammed Eesa M. (No.11531); respondents: Municipal Council/Punalur Municipality/Secretary, represented by Standing Counsel Manoj Ramaswamy; petitioners' counsel R.Reji, M.V.Thamban, Thara Thamban, B.Bipin, Arun Bose. Subject: demand notices (No. R5-458/2021 series, March-April 2025) for rent arrears on Sriramapuram market shop rooms; pending appeals/stay petitions dated 13.03.2025 before Municipal Council. Result: writs disposed with direction to decide appeals after hearing both parties within one month of certified copy; coercive proceedings kept in abeyance meanwhile; demolition/modernised-market averments (Kerala State Coastal Area Development Corporation) left untouched as beyond scope. Keywords: rent arrears; municipal demand notice; appeal before Municipal Council; opportunity of hearing; abeyance of coercive proceedings; one-month timeline; writ disposed.