Kerala High Court
The Federation Of Housing Societies And ... vs The State Of Kerala on 10 October, 2023
Author: Bechu Kurian Thomas
Bench: Bechu Kurian Thomas
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BECHU KURIAN THOMAS
Tuesday, the 10th day of October 2023 / 18th Aswina, 1945
WP(C) NO. 21134 OF 2022
PETITIONER:
THE FEDERATION OF HOUSING SOCIETIES AND COMMERCIAL BUILDING OWNERS
OF STADIUM LINK ROAD, A SOCIETY REGISTERED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF
THE TRAVANCORE COCHIN LITERARY, SCIENTIFIC AND CHARITABLE SOCIETIES
REGISTRATION ACT 1955 WITH REGISTRATION NO.EKM/TC/157/2021 HAVING
ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT SKYLINE APARTMENTS, BARONS, SKYLINE
IMPERIAL GARDENS, NEAR IMA HOUSE, J.N. STADIUM LINK ROAD, KOCHI -
682 025., REPRESENTED BY ITS GENERAL CONVENER RAJAGOPAL K.A., SON OF
LATE ACHUTHANKUTTY, AGED 48 YEARS.
RESPONDENTS:
1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT,
LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT INSTITUTION DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT
SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001
2. THE KOCHI MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, KOCHI - 682 011, REPRESENTED BY ITS
SECRETARY.
3. THE SECRETARY, KOCHI MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, OFFICE OF THE KOCHI
MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, KOCHI - 682 011.
Writ petition (civil) praying inter alia that in the circumstances
stated in the affidavit filed along with the WP(C) the High Court be
pleased to direct respondents 2 and 3 to desist from renaming the Stadium
Link Road to that of St.Kuriakose Elias Chavara AChan Road without
convening the Ward Committee/Ward Sabhas as contemplated under the Proviso
to Sub Section 1 of Section 379 of the Kerala Municipality Act 1979,
pending disposal of the above writ petition, so as to secure the ends of
justice.
This petition again coming on for orders upon perusing the petition
and the affidavit filed in support of WP(C) and this Court's order dated
11.09.2023 and upon hearing the arguments of M/S. P.O.THOMAS, T.MADHU,
C.R.SARADAMANI, SHAHID AZEEZ & RENJISH S. MENON, Advocates for the
petitioner and of SHRI. SOBHAN GEORGE, Advocate for R2 & R3, the court
passed the following:
BECHU KURIAN THOMAS, J.
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WP (C). No. 21134 of 2022
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Dated this the 10th day of October, 2023
ORDER
Interim order is extended by one month.
BECHU KURIAN THOMAS JUDGE Rvm