Stop memo against judicial officers’ apartment challenged

The Kerala Judicial Officers Cooperative Society has moved a writ petition in the Kerala High Court against the memo issued by the Kochi Corporation stopping construction of a 15-storey apartment comp

The Kerala Judicial Officers Cooperative Society has moved a writ petition in the Kerala High Court against the memo issued by the Kochi Corporation stopping construction of a 15-storey apartment complex at Chalikkavattom for allegedly obtaining building permits after submitting falsified land documents. The stop-memo was issued on a complaint that building permit for the apartment complex had been obtained from the civic body after manipulating land documents which showed that the land was a dry land. According to the petition, the Society had purchased 33.90 ares of land in Edappally South village along with a portion of an old dilapidated building to construct a residential apartment for its members. The Society purchased the property after being convinced about the title over the property as well as the nature of the land.