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2026 Supreme(Online)(Ker) 14425

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
P.V.KUNHIKRISHNAN, J
V.M. MANI – Appellant
Versus
THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR – Respondent


Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: SRI.R.REJI, SHRI.M.V.THAMBAN, SMT.THARA THAMBAN, SRI.B.BIPIN, SRI.ARUN BOSE, SMT.JEENA A.V., SHRI.THOMAS THOMAS
For the Respondents: SRI.K.JANARDHANA SHENOY, GP, SHRI.C.S.MANILAL, SHRI.S.RANJIT, SRI.GOKUL DAS V.V.H.

JUDGMENT

The above writ petition is filed with the following prayers:

“(i) To issue a declaration that respondents 3 to 6 have no authority to conduct an illegal prayer hall at the building mentioned in Exhibit P5, without satisfying the mandate of the Kerala Municipality Building Rules .

(ii) To issue a writ of mandamus or any other writ or order directing the 1st and 2nd respondents to take emergent action to stop forthwith the illegal functioning of the prayer hall and temple at the building mentioned in Exhibit P5, in the name of the 6th respondent.

(iii) To dispense with the English translation of vernacular documents.

(iv) To issue such other further reliefs as this Honourable Court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of this case.” (SIC)

2. The petitioner is aggrieved by the illegal construction made by respondent Nos.3 to 6, styling it as a temple in a building, violating the provisions of the Kerala Municipality Building Rules . The petitioner submitted several representations before the Municipality, but there is no response is the grievance. Hence, this writ petition is filed.

3. Heard, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, the learned Govern

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