IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR THURSDAY, THE 14TH DECEMBER 2006 / 23RD AGRAHAYANA 1928 WP(C).No. 32207 of 2006(H) -------------------------- PETITIONERS: ------------------- THANKY CHERIAN, W/O. CHERIAN, AGED 43 YEARS, THOZHUPPADAN HOUSE, KANDANADU, MANAKUNNAM VILLAGE, KANAYANNOOR TALUK, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.SABU THOZHUPPADAN.K RESPONDENTS: --------------------- 1. TAHSILDAR, KANAYANNOOR TALUK, ERNAKULAM. 2. THE ASSISTANT ENGINEER, ROAD SECTION, P.W.D., TRIPUNITHURA. 3. THE SECRETARY, UDAYAMPEROOR GRAMA PANCHAYATH, UDAYAMPEROOR, ERNAKULAM. 4. THE TALUK SURVEYOR, TALUK OFFICE, KANAYANNOOR TALUK, ERNAKULAM. 5. RAVI, KOLLETHUPARAMBIL HOUSE, KANDANADU, MANAKUNNATH VILLAGE, KANAYANNOOR TALUK, ERNAKULAM. 6. THANKA RAVI, W/O. RAVI, AGED 52 YEARS, KOLLETHUPARAMBIL HOUSE, KANDANADU, MANAKUNNAM VILLAGE, KANAYANNOOR TALUK, ERNAKULAM. BY ADV. SRI.PAUL K VARGHESE GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.I.V.PRAMOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14/12/2006, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR, J. ----------------- W.P.(C).NO.32207 of 2006-H ----------------------------- Dated this the 14th day of December, 2006 --------------------------------------- JUDGMENT ---------- The petitioner has approached this Court, praying for a direction to respondents 1, 2 and 4, to complete the proceedings as per Ext.P3 judgment of this Court. The said judgment was rendered in a writ petition filed by the petitioner. In the said judgment, this Court ordered that respondents 1 and 3 shall take action, in accordance with law in the matter. If the said direction is not implemented, the remedy of the petitioner is to initiate contempt of Court proceedings against the said respondents. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that there is no time limit prescribed in Ext.P3 judgment, for obeying the direction of this Court. If there is no time limit prescribed, the direction has to be obeyed within a reasonable time. This view find support from the Division Bench decision of this Court in Balakrishna Pisharady Vs. K.S.E.B. (1987 (2) KLT 937). Accordingly, the writ petition is closed, without prejudice to the contentions of the petitioner. K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR,JUDGE. MS