The High Court may grant interim relief to maintain status quo and stay coercive action pending the disposal of interlocutory delay and stay applications before a specialized Tribunal to ensure the effectiveness of the legal remedy.

JUDGMENT

This writ petition is filed with the following prayers:-

“(A) To direct the Tribunal for Local Self Government Institutions, Thiruvananthapuram to consider and pass appropriate order in Exhibit P6 appeal after affording an opportunity of hearing, in a time bound manner.

(B) To direct the Tribunal for Local Self Government Institutions, Thiruvananthapuram to consider and pass appropriate order in Exhibit P7 application after affording an opportunity of hearing, in a time bound manner.

(C) To direct the Tribunal for Local Self Government Institutions, Thiruvananthapuram to consider and pass appropriate order in Exhibit P8 application after affording an opportunity of hearing, in a time bound manner.

(D) Issue a writ of certiorari or other appropriate writ or order quashing Exhibit P4 order passed by the 2^nd respondent.

(E) Issue such other reliefs as this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper.

(F) Dispense with production of English translation of vernacular documents produced herewith. ”

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2. The petitioner filed an appeal before the Tribunal for Local Self Government Institutions, Thiruvananthapuram as evident by Ext.P6 in the light of the directions issued by this Court in Ext.P5 judgment. There is delay of 27 days in filing the appeal and therefore, notice is ordered in the delay petition and the stay petition. In the meanwhile, there is coercive steps based on Ext.P4 is the submission. Hence, this writ petition.

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

4. After hearing both sides, I think there can be a direction to the Tribunal to consider Exts.P7 and P8, which are the delay and stay petitions, within a time frame and till then, coercive steps based on Ext.P4 can be kept in abeyance. Therefore, this Writ Petition is disposed of with the following directions:

a) The Tribunal for Local Self Government Institutions, Thiruvananthapuram is directed to consider and pass appropriate orders in Exts.P7 and P8, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within one month from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment.

b) Till final orders are passed as directed above, coercive steps based on Ext.P4 shall be kept in abeyance.

c) I make it clear that the Tribunal for Local Self Government Institutions is free to pass appropriate orders in Exts.P7 and P8, in accordance with law, untrammelled by the interim order passed by this Court.