IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.S.MANIKUMAR &

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHAJI P.CHALY FRIDAY, THE 11^TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2022 / 22ND MAGHA, 1943 WP(C) NO. 3784 OF 2022 PETITIONERS:

1 ABUBACKER K.O AGED 51 YEARS, S/O. O.P.KANIYAPPA, 'AL-HAMDH', MUTTAMBALAM VILLAGE, MUTTAMBALAM P.O., KOTTAYAM TALUK, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT, PIN-686 004

2 SALEEM.U.M., AGED 45 YEARS, S/O. ABDUL RAHMAN.K.A, SURUR HOUSE, ERAYIL KADAVU, MUTTAMBALAM VILLAGE, KOTTAYAM TALUK, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT,PIN-686 001

3 GEORGE JACOB, AGED 67 YEARS, S/O. CHACKO, VALIYAVEETTIL HOUSE, VADAVATHOOR P.O., VIJAYAPURAM VILLAGE, KOTTAYAM TALUK, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT, PIN-686 010 BY ADVS.

S.RANJIT (KOTTAYAM)

GOKUL DAS V.V.H.

RESPONDENTS:

1 STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,PIN-695 001

2 DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KOTTAYAM, COLLECTORATE P.O., KOTTAYAM,PIN-686 002

3 KOTTAYAM MUNICIPALITY, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, MUNICIPAL OFFICE, KOTTAYAM,PIN-686 001

4 SECRETARY, KOTTAYAM MUNICIPALITY, MUNICIPAL OFFICE, KOTTAYAM, PIN-686 571 BY ADV R1 & 2 SRI. V. TEKCHAND, SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER R3 & 4 SHRI.SIBY CHENAPPADY