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K. VINOD CHANDRAN, C. JAYACHANDRAN
Stephan Mathew, S/o. M. M. Mathew – Appellant
Versus
Secretary, Pothanicad Gramapanchayath, Pothanicad – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
(C. Jayachandran, J.)
1. Three writ petitions were disposed of by a learned Single Judge as per common judgment dated 07.04.2022 and we have three appeals before us, numbered as above. One Stephan Mathew is the appellant in all the three appeals. The writ petition first in point of time is W.P(C).no.13342/2021 preferred by the said Stephan Mathew and three others, challenging Ext.P5 'Acknowledgment Certificates' issued to two entities by name 'TVM Boards' and 'PB Boards' (represented by respondents 9 to 13) under the Kerala Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Facilitation Act, 2019 ['the M.S.M.E. Act', for short]. The writ petitioners sought for a mandamus revoking Ext.P5 Acknowledgment Certificates, simultaneous with issuance of a similar writ directing respondents 1 to authorities to shut down the proposed plywood units of the said two entities. Writ petitions 1975/2022 and 2039/2022 were preferred by M/s. P B Boards and M/s. TVM Boards respectively, seeking police protection to the respective petitioners and their workers and also for developing the property and construction of building therein. In both the writ petitions, the appellant herein was the third respondent.
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