The petitioner, the owner of an item of property within the first respondent Panchayat had approached the Panchayat for the issue of a permit to restore his compound wall that has been forcibly demolished, according to him. The request was submitted pursuant to the direction of the Tribunal for Local Self Government Institutions, Thiruvananthapuram contained in Exhibit P2 order. The petitioner was thereupon directed to obtain a sketch of the property. The petitioner has thereafter submitted an application to the second respondent for the issue of a sketch. Since no action was taken on his request, he has submitted Exhibit P5 reminder on 13.08.2013. Exhibit P6 is the copy of a report submitted by the Village Officer in this connection. The petitioner seeks the issue of appropriate directions for the consideration of his request and for the W.P.(C) No.6256 of 2014-F -:2:- issue of a sketch as sought for. I have heard the learned Counsel appearing for the first respondent as well as the learned Government Pleader.
2. Since no orders have been passed on the petitioner's request for the issue of a sketch, it is only appropriate that the second respondent takes necessary action on the request, without further delay.
This writ petition is therefore disposed of directing the second respondent to issue the sketch that has been sought for by the petitioner, as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within a period of three weeks of the date of production of a copy of this judgment by the petitioner. On production of the sketch before the Panchayat, the Panchayat shall also take necessary action to consider and pass final orders on the application for building permit submitted by the petitioner, expeditiously.
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K.SURENDRA MOHAN, JUDGE kkj