IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 9TH MARCH 2010 / 18TH PHALGUNA 1931 WP(C).No. 6968 of 2010(U) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- SINDHU, W/O. SHAJI, THAKADIKKAL HOUSE, MAMMATTIKANAM P.O., RAJAKKAD VILLAGE, IDUKKI DISTRICT. BY ADV.MR.JOSEPH SEBASTIAN PURAYIDAM. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. ASST. ENGINEER, P.W.D ROADS, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENTS, SANTHANPARA, SANTHANPARA P.O., IDUKKI DISTRICT. 2. ASST. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, P.W.D ROADS SUB DIVISION, NEDUMKANDAM, IDUKKI DISTRICT. 3. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PWD ROADS, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, PAINAVU, IDUKKI DISTRICT. 4. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 5. RAJAKKAD GRAMA PANCHAYATH, RAJAKKAD P.O., IDUKKI DISTRICT, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 6. RAVINDRAN, KOOZHAYIL HOUSE, RAJAKKAD P.O., IDUKKI DISTRICT. R1 TO R4 BY SPL. GOVT. PLEADER MR. M.P. SREEKRISHNAN. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 09/03/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No.6968 of 2010-U - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 9th day of March, 2010. JUDGMENT The petitioner is a resident of Rajakkad Village, Udumbanchola Taluk in Idukki District. He owns certain extent of property covered by Ext.P1 document. There is a road lying near his property, viz. Rajakkad - Mannakudi Road. According to the petitioner, now certain development works are being carried out to the said road, which is under the supervision of the Public Works Department. Aggrieved by the various steps taken by the P.W.D. to widen the road by utilising his property, that too without initiating any steps for acquiring the property of the petitioner, this writ petition has been filed. 2. The allegation raised by the petitioner in this regard is evident from paragraphs 3 and 4 of the writ petition. 3. Learned Govt. Pleader on instructions, submitted that the P.W.D. has nothing to do with the road and have not undertaken any work with respect to the same. It is also pointed out that the allegations raised in the writ petition are not correct and the department has no role in the matter. wpc /2010 2 The above submissions are recorded and the writ petition is closed, leaving open the remedies of the petitioner. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/