IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 22ND JANUARY 2010 / 2ND MAGHA 1931 WP(C).No. 37077 of 2009(D) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. MAMMED KOYA, AGED 58 YEARS, S/O. HASSAN, RESIDING AT CRESENT HOUSE, VENGALAM.P.O, KOZHIKODE - 673 303. 2. PRABEESH KUMAR, S/O. RAMAN, MEDAPARAMBATH HOUSE, PUTHIAPPA, PUTHIANGADI, KOZHIKODE. BY ADV. SRI.SANTHEEP ANKARATH SMT.BINDU GEORGE RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF P.W.D, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. 2. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, ROADS & BRIDGES, NATIONAL HIGHWAY, KOZHIKODE. GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SHRI P.N.SANTHOSH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/01/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.37077/2009-D ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 22nd day of January, 2010 J U D G M E N T The first petitioner is the resident of Vengalam in Kozhikode District and the second petitioner is conducting business at Vengalam. They are members of Passengers Association, Vengalam. Their apprehension is that due to the repair works of the Korapuzha bridge and Kuniyilkadavu bridge approach road simultaneously, the area will be landlocked and the passengers from Vengalam will have to travel 45 kms. to reach Kozhikode city. It is also pointed out that if the Kuniyilkadavu approach road work is completed before closing down of the Korapuzha bridge, the residents of the area can easily avoid the hardship. 2. The learned Government Pleader on instructions submitted that the rehabilitation work of the bridge is very essential and is expected to be completed by March 2010. The bridge is likely to be closed for about two weeks from this month and or early next month. The traffic is proposed to be diverted through the Thiruvangoor, Kuniyilkadavu Atholi road and the improvement work on this road is in progress. Therefore, it is assured that while closing the Korapuzha bridge, the traffic can be diverted through the Kuniyilkadavu bridge to the Kozhikode city, W.P.(C). No.37077/2009 -:2:- where widening of the bottleneck will be done by that time. The same will redress the grievances of the petitioners and, therefore, recording the same, the writ petition is closed. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms