IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
ANIL K. NARENDRAN, J
Anil K. Narendran – Appellant
Versus
Cochin Devaswom Board – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. petitioner's license details and renewal request. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. board's counterarguments against petitioner's claims. (Para 4 , 5 , 10) |
| 3. trustee obligations of the cochin devaswom board. (Para 12 , 19 , 21 , 22) |
| 4. doctrine of legitimate expectation and its applicability. (Para 36 , 40) |
| 5. petition dismissed without relief. (Para 41) |
Anil K. Narendran, J
The petitioner is the licensee in respect of shop room bearing No.28/701, having a plinth area of 1,650 sq. ft., in the 2nd floor of Western Pallithamom Building of the 1st respondent Cochin Devaswom Board, which was taken on the strength of Ext.P1 licence deed dated 01.03.2018, executed between the petitioner and the 1st respondent. The period of licence was for three years, on payment of a monthly licence fee of Rs.27,080/-. Towards security deposit, the petitioner remitted a sum of Rs.7,14,160/- (rent for 24 months) and a further sum of Rs.97,517/- towards donation. Clause 9 of Ext.P1 licence deed deals with renewal of licence. According to the petitioner, since there is a renewal clause in Ext.P1 licence, the petitioner spent Rs.15 lakhs to make the room attractive. When the period of licence expired in March 2
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