IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN TUESDAY, THE 22ND SEPTEMBER 2009 / 31ST BHADRA 1931 WP(C).No. 26475 of 2009(D) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- LATHEEF METHA, HOUSE NO. XV/405, ARATTUPUZHA, ARATTUPUZHA NORTH P.O., KARTHIKAPPALLY, ALAPPUZHA. BY ADV. SRI.SUMAN CHAKRAVARTHY SMT.K.R.RIJA RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, COLLECTORATE, ALAPPUZHA. 2. THE SECRETARY, ARATTUPUZHA GRAMA PANCHAYATH, ARATTUPUZHA, ALAPPUZHA. 3. THE POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD, REPRESENTED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER, DISTRICT, DISTRICT OFFICE, ALAPPUZHA. 4. C.I. OF POLICE, HARIPPAD, ALAPPUZHA, 5. SHAJAHAN, (M/S SEASON COIR WORKS) NEDUTHARAYIL, ARATTUPUZHA NORTH P.O., THRIKKUNNAPUZHA, ALAPPUZHA DIST. BY GP K R DEEPA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/09/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: THOTTATHIL B. RADHAKRISHNAN, J ........................................... WP(C).NO. 26475 OF 2009 ............................................ DATED THIS THE 22nd DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2009 JUDGMENT The petitioner moved the Ombudsman for Local Self Government Institutions complaining that the Grama Panchayat is not taking any action against the fourth respondent for carrying on certain polluting activity. Exts.P11, P12 and P13 show that the learned Ombudsman adverted to and considered the submissions made before that authority and acted on the report of the Pollution Control Board. The learned Ombudsman did not find it necessary to take any action as of now and has permitted the petitioner to move that authority, if he chooses to make specific allegation against any person who is carrying on any activity. Petitioner is permitted by the learned Ombudsman to agitate on grievance, if at all any, but specifically, by moving applications in the form of CMPs. I do not find any jurisdictional error or legal infirmity in the impugned proceedings. If the petitioner is bonafide litigating on any particular grievance relating to pollution of the waters, he has sufficient remedy Wpc 26475/2009 2 before the learned Ombudsman. Hence this writ petition fails and the same is accordingly dismissed. THOTTATHIL B RADHAKRISHNAN, JUDGE lgk/22/9