1 W.P.(C) No.39463 of 2023 2025:KER:31600 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISANKAR V. MENON THURSDAY, THE 10TH DAY OF APRIL 2025 / 20TH CHAITHRA, 1947 WP(C) NO. 39463 OF 2023 PETITIONER: DR. KORAH GEORGE, AGED 46 YEARS, S/O LATE.DR.M. GEORGE JACOB, MAZHUVANCHERYPARAMBATH, KOTHAMANGALAM.P.O., NEAR SUB-STATION, ELAVANAD NAGAR, KOTHAMANGALAM, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, PIN - 686691 BY ADVS. AYYAPPAN SANKAR S.HRIDYA RESPONDENTS: 1 STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT GOVERNMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695001 2 THE CHIEF TOWN PLANNER (PLANNING), SWARAJ BHAVAN, 3RD FLOOR, NANTHANCODE, KOWDIAR.P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695003 3 THE SENIOR TOWN PLANNER, OFFICE OF THE JOINT DIRECTOR LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT (PLANNING), 4TH FLOOR, CIVIL STATION, KAKKANAD, ERNAKULAM, PIN – 682030 2 W.P.(C) No.39463 of 2023 2025:KER:31600 4 THE THRIKKAKARA MUNICIPALITY, MUNICIPAL OFFICE, THRIKKAKARA, KAKKANAD, KOCHI-ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, PIN – 682030 REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, 5 THE SECRETARY, THRIKKAKARA MUNICIPALITY, MUNICIPAL OFFICE THRIKKAKARA, KAKKANAD, KOCHI, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, PIN - 682030 6 THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, THRIKKAKARA MUNICIPALITY, MUNICIPAL OFFICE THRIKKAKARA, KAKKANAD, KOCHI, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, PIN - 682030 BY ADVS. SRI.S.JAMAL, SC SRI.E.G.GORDEN, SR.GP. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 10.04.2025, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: 3 W.P.(C) No.39463 of 2023 2025:KER:31600 JUDGMENT This writ petition is filed by the petitioner, seeking a direction from the 5th respondent to reconsider the application for a building permit submitted by him. 2. I have heard Sri.Ayyappan Sankar, the learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri.E.G.Gorden, the learned Senior Government Pleader. 3. This Court notices that the captioned writ petition is filed against the rejection of the application for a building permit, essentially on account of the structural plan for the Kochi city. 4. This Court further notices that the petitioner is placing reliance on Ext.P6 communication dated 01.02.2020 of the Chief Town Planner, as per which, certain relaxations are made with respect to the various requirements. 5. In the light of the afore, there will be a direction to the 5th respondent herein to reconsider the application for a building permit filed by the petitioner with specific reference to the contents of Ext.P6 and pass an order, as expeditiously as 4 W.P.(C) No.39463 of 2023 2025:KER:31600 possible, at any rate, within a period of four weeks from today. 6. I make it clear that the applicability or otherwise of Ext.P6, as regards the application filed by the petitioner, is not considered in this judgment, and the 5th respondent is to act strictly in accordance with law. This writ petition is disposed of as above. Sd/- HARISANKAR V. MENON JUDGE anm 5 W.P.(C) No.39463 of 2023 2025:KER:31600 APPENDIX OF WP(C) 39463/2023 PETITIONER’S EXHIBITS Exhibit P1 TRUE COPY OF SALE DEED NO.224/1980 DATED 15.1.1980 OF EDAPPALLY S.R.O. EXECUTED IN THE NAME OF PETITIONER’S FATHER LATE.DR.M.GEORGE JACOB Exhibit P2 TRUE COPY OF REGISTERED WILL NO.26/2007 OF ERNAKULAM S.R.O. EXECUTED BY LATE DR. M. GEORGE JACOB ON 20.1.2007 Exhibit P3 TRUE COPY OF DEATH CERTIFICATE DATED 1.11.2010 ISSUED BY REGISTRAR OF BIRTHS & DEATHS, KOTHAMANGALAM MUNICIPALITY IN RESPECT OF LATE. DR.M.GEORGE JACOB Exhibit P4 TRUE COPY OF LAND TAX RECEIPT DATED 5.11.2021 ISSUED TO THE PETITIONER FROM VILLAGE OFFICE, KAKKANAD Exhibit P5 TRUE COPY OF NOTICE NO.TP1-BA-58/2022 DATED 25.2.2022 ISSUED BY THE 6TH RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER Exhibit P6 TRUE COPY OF COMMUNICATION NO. F/465/2010 (VOL-III) DATED 1.2.2020 ISSUED FROM THE OFFICE OF THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO THE 3RD RESPONDENT Exhibit P7 TRUE COPY OF JUDGMENT DATED 20.6.2023 IN W.P.(C) NO.12680/2023 OF THE HON’BLE HIGH COURT OF KERALA Exhibit P8 TRUE COPY OF JUDGMENT DATED 21.7.2022 OF THE HON’BLE HIGH COURT OF KERALA IN W.P.(C) NO.19020/2022 Exhibit P9 TRUE COPY OF JUDGMENT DATED 9.2.2011 IN W.P.(C) NO.24526/2009 OF THE HON’BLE HIGH COURT OF KERALA, REPORTED IN 2011(1) KLT 690 Exhibit P10 TRUE COPY OF JUDGMENT DATED 27.9.2016 IN W.A. NO.1023/2011 OF THE HON’BLE HIGH COURT OF KERALA