IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.S.R.BANNURMATH & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH MONDAY, THE 15TH JUNE 2009 / 25TH JYAISHTA 1931 WP(C).No. 35355 of 2008(S) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. ROBINS JACOB, PRESIDENT, ST.VINCENT ROAD RESIDENTS' ASSOCIATION, KOCHI-18, HOUSE NO.41/2564, ST.VINCENT ROAD, KOCHI-18. 2. A.M.RAHIM, HOUSE NO.41/2857, ST.VINCENT ROAD, KOCHI-18. 3. PROF.K.M.MATHEW, KUREEKATHU HOUSE, ST.VINCENT ROAD, KOCHI-18. 4. P.A.GEORGE, 65/1350, ST.VINCENT ROAD, KOCHI-18. 5. A.I.MUHAMMED BASHEER, ADVOCATE, AZHEEKAL, JACOB VALLANAT ROAD, KOCHI-18. BY ADV. SRI.ELVIN PETER P.J. SRI.NAVEEN.T SMT.POOJA SURENDRAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA -REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. CORPORATION OF COCHIN- REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, KOCHI. 3. THE DIVISIONAL ENGINEER, DRMW WORKS BRANCH, TRIVANDRUM CENTRAL, SOUTHERN RAILWAY, REGIONAL DIVISIONAL OFFICE, TRIVANDRUM-695014. SRI.M.K.CHANDRAMOHAN DAS,SC FOR R2 SRI.N.B.SUNIL NATH,SC, RAILWAYS FOR R3 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 15/06/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C) NO.35355/2008 A P P E N D I X PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS : EXT.P1 : TRUE COPY OF THE SKETCH SHOWING THE LIE OF ST.VINCENT ROAD AND ST.BENEDICT ROAD. EXT.P2 : TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DT. 9TH JUNE, 2004 IN W.P.C.NO. 14572/04 OF THIS HON. COURT. EXT.P3 : TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER DT. 17.5.2006 SENT BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO THE THIRD RESPONDENT. EXT.P4 : TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER DT. 21.11.2006 SENT BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO THE THIRD RESPONDENT. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS : EXT.R2A TRUE COPY OF THE DECISION NO.97 DT. 28.5.2009 OF THE CORPORATION COUNCIL WITH TRANSLATION OF EXT.R2A. S.R.BANNURMATH, C.J. & KURIAN JOSEPH, J. ---------------------------------------------- W.P.(c) No.35355 of 2008 ---------------------------------------------- Dated 15th June, 2009. J U D G M E N T Kurian Joseph, J. The writ petition is filed praying for a direction to the third respondent Railways to forthwith accord sanction to the second respondent Corporation to construct the culvert at the Old Railway Station premises for completing the drain, on the basis of Exts.P3 and P4 requests. When the writ petition was pending before this court, pursuant to the directions issued by this court, the Council of the Corporation has taken a resolution for the work, and it is submitted that the amount of Rs.32 lakhs required for the work will be deposited within two months from today. The writ petition is hence disposed of directing the second respondent to make available the funds as above, within two months from today. Thereafter, the work shall be completed within another three months. S.R.BANNURMATH, Chief Justice. KURIAN JOSEPH, Judge. tgs S.R.BANNURMATH, C. J. & KURIAN JOSEPH, J. ---------------------------------------------- W.P.(c) No.35355 of 2008 ---------------------------------------------- J U D G M E N T Dated 15th June, 2009.