IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 21ST MAY 2010 / 31ST VAISAKHA 1932 WP(C).No. 15692 of 2010(J) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. M.S.ALEXANDER, MADATHIL RAJ BHAVAN, VADAKKUMTHALA, KARUNAGAPPALLY, KOLLAM DISTRICT. 2. ALAXANDER DANIEL, -DO-. BY ADV. SRI.B.BIPIN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. PANMANA GRAMA PANCHAYAT, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, PANMANA, EDAPPALLY KOTTA P.O., KOLLAM DISTRICT. 2. THE SECRETARY, PANMANA GRAMA PANCHAYAT, PANMANA, EDAPPALLY KOTTA P.O.,KOLLAM DISTRICT. SHRI K.P.SATHEESAN, SC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21/05/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.15692/2010-J ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 21st day of May, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioners are seeking for a direction to the Panchayat to fill-up the drainage on the Panchayat road situated adjacent to the northern boundary wall of the petitioners' property at the expense of the petitioners. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the Panchayat also. 3. The petitioners have offered to meet the expenses for filling up the drainage in the light of the fact that, as far as the Panchayat is concerned they will have to get administrative sanction from the Government/Department for filling-up the drainage as well as for correcting the height of the road. 4. The learned counsel for the respondent-Panchayat submitted that the same will take at least six months. It is further submitted that the petitioners can execute the work of the filling up of the drainage at their own expenses and the Panchayat has no objection for that. 5. Therefore, the writ petition is disposed of allowing the petitioners to fill up the drainage adjacent W.P.(C). No.15692/2010 -:2:- to the compound at their own expenses. The Panchayat will depute a competent person to supervise the work on getting intimation from the petitioners with regard to the date of execution of the work. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms