IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN FRIDAY, THE 11TH DECEMBER 2009 / 20TH AGRAHAYANA 1931 WP(C).No. 34433 of 2009(Y) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- ALL KERALA HOUSE BOAT OWNER'S ASSOCIATION, ALAPPUZHA (REGD), REPRESENTED BY ITS GENERAL SECRETARY RAJAN PETER AROUJE, ROOM NO.13, MUNICIPAL SHOPPING COMPLEX ZILLA COURT WARD, ALAPPUZHA-13. BY ADV. SRI.P.K.IBRAHIM SRI.C.N.GOPAKUMAR RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE SECRETARY, DEPT OF TOURISM, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF TOURISM, PARK VIEW, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, ALAPPUZHA. 4. THE MEMBER SECRETARY, KERALA STATE POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 5. THE CHIEF ENGINEER, (IRRIGATION) SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 6. THE CHIEF INSPECTOR OF BOATS, CIVIL STATION, KAKKANAD. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. M.A.ASIF THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 11/12/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C) No. 34433/09 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1:COPY OF THE ORDER DT. 19.10.09 RECENTLY PASSED BY THE ASST. ENGINEER, CANAL SECTION, ALAPPUZHA EXT.P2: COPY OF THE SPECIMEN CERTIFICATE OF FITNESS IN FORM 'D' EXT.P3: COPY OF THE 'A' FORM LICENSE EXT.P4:COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION MADE BY THE PETITIONER TO THE 3RD RESPONDENT DT.12.10.09 EXT.P5:COPY OF REPRESENTATION DT. 18.11.09 MADE BY THE PETITIONER ASSOCIATION TO RESPONDENTS 1,2 AND 5 AND 6 EXT.P6:COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION ADDRESSED TO RESPONDENTS 1, 2 AND 4 DT. 18.11.09. PA TO JUDGE TRUE COPY P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. --------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 34433 OF 2009 -------------------------- Dated this the 11th day of December, 2009 J U D G M E N T Heard Sri. P.K.Ibrahim, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, Sri.M.A.Asif, the learned Government Pleader appearing for respondents 1 to 3, 5 & 6 and Sri. M.K.Chandramohan Das, the learned standing counsel appearing for the Kerala State Pollution Control Board. 2. The petitioner is a registered association of house boat owners. This writ petition is filed aggrieved by the stipulation that all house boats should be provided with bio toilets. The petitioner is also aggrieved by other stipulations also. The petitioner submits that in the absence of effluent treatment plants, boat owners are finding it difficult to discharge the effluents. The petitioner submits that pointing out these and other grievances that they have submitted Exts.P5 and P6 representations before the first respondent. In this writ petition the petitioner seeks a direction to the respondents to consider the grievance voiced by them in Exts.P5 and P6 and to take a decision thereon expeditiously. W.P.(C) No. 34433/09 2 3. The learned Government Pleader appearing for the State of Kerala submits that the Government will consider the grievance voiced by the petitioner in Exts.P5 and P6 representations and take a decision thereon at the earliest. In the light of the said submission, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the first respondent to consider Exts.P5 and P6 representations and pass orders thereon after notice to the petitioner and respondents 2 to 6 and after affording them a reasonable opportunity of being heard. Final orders in the matter shall be passed expeditiously and in any event within three months from today. P.N.RAVINDRAN, JUDGE vps