Authorities must process applications in a timely manner, particularly those affecting business operations.

JUDGMENT

This writ petition is filed seeking the following reliefs:

“(i) Issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, or direction, commanding the 2nd respondent to approve and sanction Exhibit P2 request of the 3rd respondent forthwith and sanction road cutting permission enabling the petitioner to obtain water connection to the building constructed by the petitioner, namely ‘Greha Five Elements’;

(ii) Issue such other appropriate writ, order or direction as this Hon’ble Court deems just and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case;

(iii) Dispense with the production of English translation of documents in vernacular language (iv) Awarding the cost of these proceedings from the respondents. ”

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2. The petitioner is a private limited company engaged in the business of construction of multi-storey building. The petitioner constructed a 5-storey building, namely `Greha Five Elements' in the property owned by the 1^st petitioner at Panampally Nagar, within the jurisdiction of the respondents 1 and 2. The building complex consists of residential cum commercial area. The 2^nd respondent issued occupancy certificate, is the submission. Thereafter, 3rd respondent approved the application, and forwarded a letter to the Secretary of the Corporation for sanctioning road cutting and also for intimating the necessary charges for restoration of the road. The respondents 1 and 2 are not taking any action on the request of the 3^rd respondent for road cutting. Hence this writ petition.

3. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the Corporation.

4. When this writ petition came up for consideration, the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the Corporation submitted that the the application submitted by the

3^rd respondent will be processed in accordance with the law.

If that is the case, this writ petition need not be retained here. Therefore, this writ petition is disposed of with the following directions:

i) The 2^nd respondent is directed to process Ext.P2 request forthwith, if it is in order, and necessary fee is paid, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment.

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