The Kerala High Court recently passed a judgment holding that the village panchayat does not have the powers to suo motu review or cancel a building permit which was validly given by the Panchayat Secretary.Referring to Rules 9, 13 and 14 of the Kerala Panchayat Building Rules and the state Panchayat Raj Act, Justice C.S. Dias observed, “A co-joint reading of the above provisions makes...