A division bench of Chief Justice S Manikumar and Justice Murali Purushothaman also directed the concerned authorities to take immediate steps for the formation of Kochi Metropolitan Development Authority for the purpose of implementing, coordinating and supervising the orderly development of the Kochi Metropolitan area.
“We direct the Chief Secretary, Secretariat, Thiruvananthapuram, the Additional Chief Secretary to the Government, Local Self Government Department, Thiruvananthapuram, and the Principal Director, Local Self Government Department, to finalize the preparation of the process already undertaken and as explained in the foregoing paragraphs of the counter affidavit filed by the 3rd respondent, and constitute the Metropolitan Planning Committee for Kochi, as mandated under Article 243ZE, and also to take immediate steps for the formation of Kochi Metropolitan Development Authority, for the purpose of implementing, coordinating and supervising the orderly development of Kochi Metropolitan area, within four months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment,” the Court ordered.
Source: Barandbench
