IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 6TH APRIL 2010 / 16TH CHAITHRA 1932 WP(C).No. 11986 of 2010(W) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- BHASKARAN, GOVERNMENT CONTRACTOR, SNEHALAYAM, PUTHIYAVILA, VELAMCHIRA, KAYAMKULAM. BY ADV. MR.K.MADHUSOODHANAN NAIR. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. DISTRICT COLLECTOR, PATHANAMTHITTA. 2. REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, ADOOR. R1 & R2 BY GOVT. PLEADER MR. P. NARAYANAN. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 06/04/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.11986 OF 2010 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 6th day of April, 2010. J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a Government Contractor who has been entrusted with the earthwork of Arattupuzha Panchayath on the Manivelikkadavu, Kochi Jetty Road under the Coastal Road Development Scheme. The work has to be executed by filling up of road with gravel earth. The Assistant Engineer, Harbour Engineering Section II has already applied to the 1st respondent to grant necessary permit to the petitioner to transport the gravel from Pathanamthitta District to the place of work in Alappuzha District as evidenced by Exhibit P1. 2. After getting consent from the owner of the property in survey No.953/16 of Pallickal village, the petitioner has moved the 2nd respondent for permission to extract the gravel from the above property and to transport the same to the work spot at Alappuzha District, as per Exhibit P2. Aggrieved by the delay in the matter, this writ petition has been filed. W.P.(C) No.11986/2010 2 There will be a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider Exhibit P2 and pass appropriate orders within a period of two weeks since it is submitted that the petitioner will have to execute the work before the onset of monsoon. The petitioner will produce a copy of this writ petition along with a copy of the judgment for compliance. This writ petition is disposed of as above. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR JUDGE smp