IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE MURALI PURUSHOTHAMAN MONDAY, THE 22^ND DAY OF MAY 2023 / 1ST JYAISHTA, 1945 WP(C) NO. 36455 OF 2017 PETITIONER:

BHASKARAN MENON S/O.APPU MENON, UNNIKKAT HOUSE, AMAYUR, PATTAMBI TALUK, PALAKKAD DISTRICT.

BY ADVS.

SRI.VINOD RAVINDRANATH SRI.ASHWIN SATHYANATH SMT.MEENA.A. SRI.SAJU.S.A SRI.VINAY MATHEW JOSEPH RESPONDENTS:

1 KOPPAM GRAMA PANCHAYATH REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, PULASSERY P.O, PALAKKAD -

679 307.

2 THE SECRETARY, KOPPAM GRAMA PANCHAYATH, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, PULASSERY P.O., PALAKKAD - 679 307.

BY ADVS.

SRI.S.P.ARAVINDAKSHAN PILLAY SMT.L.ANNAPOORNA SRI.PETER JOSE CHRISTO SMT.K.N.REMYA SMT.N.SANTHA SRI.V.VARGHESE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 22.05.2023, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

JUDGMENT

The petitioner is in ownership and possession of 0.9409 hectares of land in Re.Sy.No.218/7 in Block No.24 of Koppam Village. The said property comes within the limits of Koppam Grama Panchayat. When the petitioner took steps to construct a compound wall on the north-western side of his property, the panchayat issued Ext.P1 stop memo stating that the petitioner is con