IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN THURSDAY, THE 16TH OCTOBER 2008 / 24TH ASWINA 1930 WP(C).No. 30475 of 2008(C) ------------------------------------ PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- 1. J.JEROME, MINI HOUSE, T.C.32/939,NEAR WIRELESS JUNCTION, TRIVANDRUM-7. 2. GLADIS, MINI HOUSE, T.C.32/939,NEAR WIRELESS JUNCTION, TRIVANDRUM-7. BY ADV. SRI.M.BALAGOVINDAN SRI.T.K.ANANDA PADMANABHAN RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------ TRIVANDRUM CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, CORPORATION BUILDINGS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY SRI. P.K. MANOJ KUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 16/10/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J ================== W.P(C)No.30475 of 2008 ================== Dated this the 16th day of October, 2008. J U D G M E N T Petitioners are father and daughter. The 1st petitioner executed a settlement deed in favour of the 2nd petitioner in respect of 10 cents of land comprised in Sy.No.2623/101-C3/61.A of Kadakampalli Village, Thiruvananthapuram District. Petitioners want to widen the gate to the property so as to enable a car purchased by the 2nd petitioner to be taken inside the premises. But because of a huge signboard by the side of the road in front of the petitioners' property, the petitioners are unable to do the same. The 1st petitioner seeks assistance of the respondent to remove the board. Seeking this relief the 1st petitioner has filed Ext.P4 before the respondent. Petitioners' grievance is that the respondent is not disposing of Ext.P4. The learned Standing Counsel appearing for the Corporation submits that petitioners have not impleaded the person who has posted the signboard by the side of the road. The petitioners submit W.P(C)No.30475 of 2008 - 2 - that the petitioners are not aware of the address of the person who has established the board and the address is not clear from the board also. They further submit that, while disposing of Ext.P4 the respondent can hear the owner of the board also. 2. After hearing, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P4, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioners as well as the owner of the signboard, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. If the respondent has no information about the owner of the board, it would be open to the respondent to take appropriate action without hearing the owner of the board. The petitioners shall forward a copy of this writ petition along with a certified copy of the judgment to the respondent for compliance. S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE rhs