Rajamma.a.S., v. the Mulavukad Grama Panchayath
Case brief
What is this about?
Building permit rejection quashed; reconsideration directed under Coastal Zone Management Plan notified with effect from 16.10.2024 per Coastal Regulation Zone Notification 2019; Regulation 7(vi) - self-dwelling units up to 300 square meters approvable by local authority without Coastal Zone Management Authority recommendation; Mulavukad Grama Panchayath; KCZMA; Kerala Coastal Regulation Management Authority; CRZ Notification 2011 impediment ceased; Kerala High Court Ernakulam; Ziyad Rahman A.A. J.; 13.03.2025; WP(C) 4325/2024; Ext.P4.
What did the court decide?
Ext.P4 rejection order quashed; competent authority of the Mulavukad Grama Panchayat directed to reconsider the petitioner's building permit application in the light of the Coastal Zone Management Plan notified as per the Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, 2019 and to grant the permit if otherwise in order; if the proposed construction falls within Regulation 7(vi), approval of the Coastal Zone Management Authority is not necessary.