IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.J.CHELAMESWAR & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN WEDNESDAY, THE 4TH AUGUST 2010 / 13TH SRAVANA 1932 WP(C).No. 8656 of 2010(S) ------------------------------ PETITIONER: --------------- THE KERALA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY, CHAMBER BUILDING, SHANMUGAM ROAD, ERNAKULAM, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, S.A.MANSOOR. BY ADV. SRI.TOM K.THOMAS RESPONDENTS: ----------------- 1. GOVERNMENT OF KERALA REP. BY SECRETARY, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, GOVT. SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE KERALA ROAD FUND BOARD, T.C.4/1654, MAYOORAM, BELL HEAVEN GARDENS, KOWDIAR POST, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 003, REP. BY ITS MEMBER SECRETARY. 3. THE GREATER COCHIN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, KADAVANTHARA, KOCHI-682 020. 4. THE CORPORATION OF KOCHI, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, ERNAKULAM. 5. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, ERNAKULAM. 6. THE NODAL OFFICER FOR KOCHI ROAD DEVELOPMENT PROJECT, ERNAKULAM. R1 & R5 BY SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.K.MEERA R2 BY SRI.K.JAJU BABU,SC,KERALA ROAD FUND BOARD R3 BY STANDING COUNSEL SRI.S.B.PREMACHANDRA PRABHU R4 BY ADV. SRI.C.M.SURESH BABU,SC,COCHIN CORPORATION THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 04/08/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: J.Chelameswar, C.J. & P.N.Ravindran, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No. 8656 OF 2010 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 4th day of August, 2010 JUDGMENT J.Chelameswar, C.J. The writ petition is filed with the prayer as follows: “Issue a writ of mandamus, any other writ, order or direction commanding the respondents to implement the Kochi City Road improvement Project finalised by the 2nd respondent, on similar lines with Trivandrum City Road Improvement Project, on a time bound manner.” 2. In view of a statement filed on behalf of the 2nd respondent dated 27.07.2010, we do not think it really necessary to go into the factual details of the writ petition. The 2nd respondent made a cryptic but categoric statement as follows: “The Government has since taken a policy decision to implement the Kochi City Road Improvement Project on Build Operate and Transfer(BOT) - Annuity basis. For the effective implementation of the project, steps are being taken to pen Regional Office at Kochi with necessary staff. Funds do not stand in the way of implementation of the project, based on the decision of the Government.” In view of the said statement, the learned counsel for the W.P.(C) No. 8656 OF 2010 -:2:- petitioner agrees that there is no further need to adjudicate the writ petition. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. J.Chelameswar, Chief Justice. P.N.Ravindran, Judge. ttb