IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID WEDNESDAY, THE 16TH NOVEMBER 2011 / 25TH KARTHIKA 1933 WP(C).No. 27566 of 2011(U) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- P.VINOD KUMAR, S/O. KARUNAKARA MENON, AGED 62 YEARS, ADVOCATE, SREENIKETHAN, VELUTHEDATHUPARAMBU, CHETTIPADI P.O., PARAPPANANGADI, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. MR.N.M.MADHU MS.C.DEVIKA RANI KAIMAL MS.C.S.RAJANI RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. THE PARAPPANANGADI GRAMA PANCHAYAT, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, PARAPPANANGADI P.O., MALAPPURAM DISTRICT-676 303. 2. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, PARAPPANANGADI POLICE STATION, PARAPPANANGADI PO., MALAPPURAM DISTRICT-676 303. 3. THE ASSISTANT ENGINEER, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT(ROADS SECTIONS), PARAPPANANGADI, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT-676 303. GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR.BIJU MEENATTOR FOR R2 & R3. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 16/11/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 27566 of 2011(U) APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1: ROUGH SKETCH SHOWING THE LIE OF THE PROPERTY. EXT.P2: COMPLAINT DTD. 14.7.2011 TO R1. EXT.P3: COMPLAINT DTD. 14.7.2011 TO R2. EXT.P4: COMPLAINT DTD. 14.7.2011 TO R3. EXT.P5: LETTER DTD. 20.7.2011. EXT.P6: REPLY DTD. 18.7.2011. EXT.P7: DETAILED COMPLAINT DTD. 22.7.2011 TO ALL THE RESPONDENTS. EXT.P8: LETTER DTD. 6.8.2011. EXT.P9: PROCEEDINGS DTD. 16.8.2011. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL .... // TRUE COPY // P.A TO JUDGE. HARUN-UL-RASHID, J. ------------------------ W.P.(C).No.27566 Of 2011 ---------------------- Dated this the 16th day of November, 2011. J U D G M E N T The writ petition is filed for a direction commanding respondents 1 to 3 to take appropriate steps to abate the nuisance of parking of taxi cars in front of the petitioner's house and for a direction commanding the respondents 1 & 2 to take appropriate steps on Ext.P9 forthwith. 2. The petitioner is residing with his family members in the residential building situated in R.S.No.59/2010 in Chettipadi in Parappanangadi Village. The petitioner submits that some taxi drivers have started parking their taxis in front of the compound of the petitioner and that the said parking blocks the ingress and egress of the petitioner and his family members to the Chettipadi-Parappanangadi main road. It is submitted that the taxi cars are being parked at length on the eastern side of the compound wall. The petitioner preferred complaints separately to the respondents 1 to 3 on 14.7.2011. True copies of the complaints are marked as Exts.P2 to P4. True copy of the proceedings issued by the 3rd respondent to the 1st respondent is marked as Ext.P5. Ext.P6 is the reply to Ext.P5 proceedings. ::2:: W.P.(C).No.27566 Of 2011 Ext.P7 is the true copy of another complaint lodged on 22.7.2011. 3. Ext.P9 dated 16.8.2011 is the communication issued by the 3rd respondent to the 1st respondent directing to take appropriate steps immediately. The petitioner submits that respondents 1 & 2 are duty bound to take appropriate steps to abate nuisance and the obstruction caused by the unauthorised parking of the taxis in front of the petitioner's property. Despite specific instruction given in this regard as per Ext.P9, respondents 1 & 2 have not taken any steps to abate nuisance and to remove the unauthorised parking which is causing obstruction. 4. Though respondents received notice issued by this Court, they remained absent. In these circumstances, the writ petition is disposed of directing respondents 1 & 2 to implement Ext.P9 within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. HARUN-UL-RASHID, Judge. bkn/-