JUDGMENT :

The petitioner, a Non Resident Indian, is the owner in possession of 0.7807 Hectares of garden land comprised in R.S. Nos.128/1, 128/2A and 128/2B of Panoor Village, Thalasseri Taluk, Kannur District. He states that he has purchased the said properties for the purpose of construction of a multi storied commercial cum special residential building at an estimated cost of INR 64.0 crores. He applied for building permit for construction of the proposed building before the Panoor Municipality and the District Town Planner approved the layout for construction of 29050 sq. metres of building. No Objection Certificate from the Fire and Rescue Department was also obtained. His application for environmental clearance is pending before the State Environmental Impact Assessment Authority. He had already invested considerable amount for clearing the site, preparation of plan and design, permits and statutory clearance for the proposed construction.

2. The District Collector, Kannur, the 2^nd respondent, as per Ext. P2 proceedings dated 05.10.2016, appointed Kannur Association for Integrated Rural Organisation and Support (KAIROS), Kannur, the 6^th respondent and another agency by nam