IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 22ND MARCH 2010 / 1ST CHAITHRA 1932 WP(C).No. 9294 of 2010(J) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------- SUNITHA JOY, AGED 32 YEARS, "USHAS", KARAKULAM.P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. MR.BLAZE K.JOSE RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT (NATIONAL HIGHWAYS), SOUTH CIRCLE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R1 & R2 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR. P.NARAYANAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/03/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.9294 OF 2010 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 22nd day of March, 2010. J U D G M E N T The petitioner is the Contractor, who is awarded the tender to collect toll at Akkulam Bridge on National Highway 47 in Thiruvananthapuram-Neyyattinkara Bye pass road. It is pointed out that the 2nd respondent has blocked the traffic through the bridge by providing one way traffic which ultimately will affect the petitioner. 2. In these circumstances, the petitioner has filed a representation as per Exhibit P4 before the 2nd respondent to conduct traffic census. According to the petitioner, for enabling the petitioner to maintain the request for rebate or reduction of the toll amount, traffic census is to be conducted and then only necessary materials will be available in support of his plea. Therefore, there will be a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider Exhibit P4 and to conduct traffic census as requested for therein before 31.03.2010. The petitioner will produce a copy of W.P.(C) No.9294/2010 2 this judgment along with copy of the writ petition for compliance. This writ petition is disposed of as above. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR JUDGE smp