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The petitioner, who is owner of 6.27 Ares of land along with an old house in Melur Village of Chalakudy Taluk in Thrissur District, is before this Court seeking to direct the 2nd respondent to issue building numbers to the building of the petitioner which is constructed in accordance with the Building Permit.

2. The petitioner states that the predecessor-in-

interest of the property now owned by the petitioner, obtained the property as per Ext.P4 Purchase Certificate issued under the Land Assignment Rules. After purchase of the property, the petitioner submitted an application for Building Permit for construction of a Residential-cum-Commercial building in the land. The petitioner was issued with Ext.P5 Building Permit.

3. The petitioner states that after completion of construction of the ground floor of the building, the petitioner applied for numbering the building. The petitioner was informed that the building cannot be numbered since his property was described as assigned land and consequently the construction becomes illegal. As per Ext.P7 communication, the petitioner was required to surrender the Building Permit. The petitioner submitted Ext.P8