IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE MONDAY, THE 14TH JANUARY 2008 / 24TH POUSHA 1929 WP(C).No. 28861 of 2007(J) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ BINO GEORGE, S/O M.T.GEORGE, MURIKANANIKAL, AMBOORI, VELLARADA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.M.R.ANANDAKUTTAN SMT.M.HEMALATHA SRI.R.S.MADHU SRI.MAHESH ANANDAKUTTAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, LOCAL ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE SECRETARY, VELLARADA GRAMA PANCHAYATH, VELLARADA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE PRESIDENT, VELLARADA GRAMA PANCHAYAT, VELLARADA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. (*ADDL.R4) (**ADDL.R4) (DELETED) AUTO RICKSHAW DRIVERS UNION, VELLARADA (C.I.T.U), THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. (*ADDL.R5) (**ADDL.R5) AUTO RICKSHAW DRIVERS UNION (INTUC) THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. (*ADDITIONAL RESPONDENTS 4 AND 5 ARE IMPLEADED SUO MOTO AS PER ORDER DATED 18/10/2007) WP(C).No. 28861 of 2007(J) (**ADDITIONAL RESPONDENT NO.4 IS DELETED FROM THE PARTY ARRAY AS PER ORDER DATED 07/11/2007 IN I.A.NO.14611/2007) (**ADDITIONAL RESPONDENT NO.5 IS CORRECTED AS ADDITIONAL RESPONDENT NO.4 AS PER ORDER DATED 07/11/2007 IN W.P.(C).) BY ADV. SRI.SERJI JOSEPH FOR R2 AND R3 SRI.J.S.AJITH KUMAR SENIOR GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SRI K.J.MOHD ANZAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14/01/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C.KURIAKOSE, J. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ W.P.(C).No. 28861 of 2007 (J) ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Dated this the 14th day of January, 2008 J U D G M E N T A member of the Vyapari Vyavasayi Ekopana Samithy, Thiruvananthapuram bureau, has filed this writ petition seeking a direction to the second respondent Panchayat to provide an auto rickshaw parking stand in the Panchayat for parking auto rickshaws. Counter affidavit has been filed by the Panchayat, to which reply affidavit has been filed by the petitioner. Ext.P2 is the resolution relating to parking of auto rickshaws within the area of the Panchayat. It is seen from Ext.P2 that the said resolution has been adopted in a meeting, which had the participation of the Vyapari Vyavasayi Ekopana Samithy members, the representatives of the auto rickshaw drivers as well as the representatives of the various political parties in the area. It would appear from Ext.P2, that all relevant interests have been taken care of and, what is more important is that, it is on the basis of consensus evolved in the meeting that the resolution was adopted. Of course, as an W.P.(C).No.28861 of 2007 (J) -: 2 :- individual shopkeeper, the petitioner might be having some grievance about the parking of auto rickshaws in the present manner. Being a small Panchayat, auto rickshaws will have to be parked, as near as possible, to the main junction in the Panchayat. What I notice in Ext.P2 is that, to the extent possible, possibility of defeating interests of various parties have been avoided. If the petitioner continues to have any grievance, it is open to him to have recourse to other forum for redressal of grievances. But, I do not find any warrant for curtailing the decision now taken pursuant to Ext.P2. In the light of the stand taken by the Panchayat the prayer of the petitioner that regular parking station should be provided elsewhere cannot be granted. Writ petition is, therefore, dismissed. PIUS C.KURIAKOSE, Judge ms