IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 12TH AUGUST 2008 / 21ST SRAVANA 1930 WP(C).No. 20304 of 2008(P) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ 1. DANIEL, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, S/O JOSEPH, THENUNGGAL HOUSE, PANACODE P.O., KUNNATHUNADU TALUK, ERNAKULAM. 2. JOY, AGED 46 YEARS, S/O CHADNY, CHOLATTU HOUSE, PANACODE P.O., KUNNATHUNADU TALUK, ERNAKULAM. BY ADV. SRI.K.N.CHANDRABABU RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, ERNAKULAM 2. THE TAHSILDAR, KUNNATHUNADU TALUK, ERNAKULAM. 3. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PVIP CANAL, PERUMBAVOOR, ERNAKULAM. 4. CHACKO, S/O CHACKO, THOLAMKULAM HOUSE, PANACODE P.O., KUNNATHUNADU TALUK, ERNAKULAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. I.V. PRAMOD. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 12/08/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------------ W.P.(C)No.20304 OF 2008 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 12th day of August, 2008 JUDGMENT The petitioners are residents by the side of a road newly constructed on account of the formation of a canal for the Periyar Valley High level irrigation project. The road is complete except for a final 65 metres. The petitioners complain of undue delay in completing the construction of the road. The petitioners and others have filed Ext.P2 representation in this regard before the 1st respondent with copies to respondents 2 and 3. The petitioners seek a direction to the respondents to take appropriate action on the same. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. The learned Government Pleader submits that the 3rd respondent is the person, who is in charge of the construction of the road. In the facts and circumstance of the case, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 3rd respondent to consider Ext.P2 on the basis of the copy of the same marked to him and pass appropriate orders thereon in accordance with law, as W.P.(c)No.20304/08 2 expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The petitioners shall forward a certified copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition to the 3rd respondent for compliance. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE Acd W.P.(c)No.20304/08 3