AR. Lakshmanan, Ag. C.J.

Heard Mr. R. Bhaskaran for the appellant, Mr.P.C. Sasidharan for the 2nd respondent and Government Pleader for the first respondent.

2. Petitioners in the Original Petition are the appellants herein. They are in possession of 26 cents of land in R.S.247/6C-2 in Vadakara amsom, desom as per registered document dated 27.1.1969. The property is situated very near to the new bus stand and the bye pass road. It is submitted that the appellants are residing in a rented building. Therefore, they applied for permission to construct a residential building, to the 2ndrespondent Municipality on 16.1.1996, which was rejected by the Municipality as per Ext. P1 on the same day stating that the area is proposed to be acquired for residential purposes. According to the appellants, the first respondent State of Kerala have decided to abandon the Narayanapuram Housing Colony Scheme since it was found impractical and non-profitable. In support of the said contention the appellants have produced Ext. P2 communication from the first respondent to a Member of the Legislative Assembly with copy to one of the residents of Narayanapuram. Since the scheme was abandoned as