My Kozhikode building plan was sanctioned but the corporation says it is unsafe under the state municipal act, what can I do?

Detailed Legal Analysis

If your building plan was sanctioned in Kozhikode but the corporation now says the building is unsafe, you can challenge the revocation before the Appellate Authority or by a writ in the Kerala High Court under Article 226, citing Kerala Rent Control Act 1963. The corporation must give you a show-cause notice, an opportunity of hearing, and a reasoned order before revoking a sanctioned plan, and the Kerala High Court has quashed revocations passed without following this procedure.

You should obtain a structural stability certificate from a licensed structural engineer to rebut the corporation's allegation of unsafe construction. If the corporation proceeds to demolish without a hearing, a writ in the Kerala High Court will secure a stay and a direction to follow the procedure under Kerala Rent Control Act 1963.

Keep the sanctioned plan, the completion certificate, and the structural stability certificate, as they form the basis of your challenge to the revocation.