IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.S.R.BANNURMATH & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.K.BASHEER TUESDAY, THE 3RD NOVEMBER 2009 / 12TH KARTHIKA 1931 WP(C).No. 31228 of 2009(S) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------- A.L. GEORGE, AGED 50, ADVOCATE, S/O. LONAN, APPILLY HOUSE, PONNARIMANGALAM P.O., MULAVUKAD, ERNAKULAM-04. BY ADV. SRI.JOHNSON MANAYANI RESPONDENTS: ----------------- 1. MULAVUKAD GRAMA PANCHAYATH, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, MULAVUKAD, ERNAKULAM. 2. DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYATH, COLLECTORATE, KAKKANAD,ERNAKULAM. 3. SECRETARY TO PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. SECRETARY TO LOCAL ADMINISTRATION, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 5. SECRETARY TO G.I.D.A. (GREATER KOCHI ISLAND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY), NEAR BY TALUK OFFICE, KANAYANNUR, COCHIN-11 6. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, COLLECTORATE, CIVIL STATION, KAKKANAD, ERNAKULAM. 7. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R6 & R7 BY SENIOR GOVT. PLEADER, SMT. K. MEERA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 03/11/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.R. Bannurmath, C.J. & A.K. Basheer, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)No. 31228 OF 2009 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 3rd day of November, 2009 JUDGMENT Basheer, J. Petitioner who is stated to be a resident of Mulavukadu, has filed this writ petition in public interest primarily praying for issue of a writ of mandamus or such other appropriate writ, order or direction to the respondents “to finalise and complete the expansion and widening of Bolgatty-Mulavukadu road”. The other prayer is to issue a direction to respondents 3 to 7 to consider and dispose of Ext.P1 representation that is stated to have been filed by the petitioner with regard to the above issue. 2. We have heard Sri.Johnson Manayani, learned counsel for the petitioner and perused the averments made in the petition. 3. Petitioner does not have a case that any proposal or project for widening the above road is pending consideration before the Government; nor does he have a case that he had WP(C) No. 31228 of 2009 -:2:- approached the Grama Panchayat concerned in this connection. Ext.P1 is dated October 10, 2009. According to the petitioner, he had submitted Ext.P1 before respondents 3 to 7. 4. In the absence of any material on record to show that the Government has in principle decided to take up the above project, we are of the view that this Court cannot and need not issue any writ or direction at this stage. Necessarily, the petitioner has to pursue the remedies available to him through the Local Self Government Institution or such other authorities which are competent to address the said issue. In our view, the Writ Petition is totally misconceived and premature, especially since Ext.P1 was admittedly submitted by the petitioner hardly three weeks ago. Therefore it is dismissed. S.R. Bannurmath, Chief Justice. A.K. Basheer, Judge. ttb WP(C) No. 31228 of 2009 -:3:-