IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 3RD AUGUST 2007 / 12TH SRAVANA 1929 WP(C).No. 31625 of 2006(M) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- K.S.AVYAYAN, AGED 47 YEARS, S/O.SANKUNNI NAIR, KEEZHIYATH HOUSE, NAYATHODE P.O., ERNAKULAM DIST. BY ADV. SRI.A.JAYASANKAR SRI.MANU GOVIND RESPONDENTS: ----------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. COCHIN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT LIMITED, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, COCHIN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT LTD., GCDA COMMERCIAL COMPLEX, MARINE DRIVE, COCHIN-682 031. 3. GENERAL MANAGER (P & A), COCHIN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT LTD., NEDUMBASSERY, ERNAKULAM. BY ADV. SRI.N.N.SUGUNAPALAN, SC, KIAS LTD. SMT.T.N.GIRIJA, SC, COCHIN I AIRPORT LT THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 03/08/2007, ALONG WITH WPC NO. 11729 OF 2006 THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C)NO.31625/06 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS EXT.P1: COPY OF CERTIFICATE DATED 10.12.96 ISSUED BY THE SPECIAL TAHSILDAR (LA) EXT.P2: COPY OF RECEIPT DATED 9.6.99. EXT.P3: COPY OF APPLICATION DATED 24.3.06 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER. EXT.P4: TRUE COPY OF LIST DATED 5.5.06 PUBLISHED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT. EXT.P5: TRUE COPY OF REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE DATED 2.6.06. EXT.P6: TRUE COPY OF LETTER DATED 18.8.06 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXT.P7: TRUE COPY OF NOTICE DATED 20.9.06 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXT.P8: TRUE COPY OF RE-PAYMENT SCHEDULE. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS EXT.R2(A): TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE PAPER PUBLICATION IN THE MATHRUBHUMI, MALAYALA MANORAMA VEEKSHANAM DEEPIKA, DESHABHIMANI AND THE NEW INDIAN EXPRESS. TRUE COPY PA TO JUDGE. S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ---------------------------------------- W.P.(C)NOs. 11729, 31625 OF 2006 --------------------------------------------- DATED THIS THE 3rd DAY OF AUGUST, 2007 JUDGMENT The issue involved in this writ petition relates to issue of pre-paid taxi passes to the taxi drivers, who have applied for the same. An additional counter affidavit has been filed on behalf of respondents 2 and 3 in W.P.(c)No.31625/06, in which in paragraphs 3 and 4, they have stated as follows: “3. It is submitted that these respondents have issued a press release in six dailies vis., the Mathrubhumi dated 15.07.2007, the Malayala Manorama dated 16.07.2007, the Veekshanam dated 15.07.2007, the Deepika dated 15.07.2007, the Deshabhimani dated 15.07.2007 and the New Indian Express dated 16.07.2007 directing all taxi drivers who were operating taxies in the old Cochin Airport to appear before the 3rd respondent and to produce documents to prove their identity as drivers at the Old Cochin Airport as also other necessary documents like driving licence and other certificates relating to the taxi. The dates fixed for such appearance are 01.08.2007 to 04.08.2007. True copy of the paper publication taken out in the six dailies is produced herewith and marked as Exhibit-R2 (a). The claim of the taxi drivers of the old Cochin airport are considered in the light of the judgment of this Hon'ble Court in O.P.No.24748/1999 produced as Ext.P1 in W.P.(c)No.11729/2006 filed by person W.P.(c)No.31625/06 2 claiming to be the taxi drivers at the old Cochin Airport. 4. It is submitted that the process of issue of taxi permits to the applicants who had lost their houses consequent to the acquisition of land for the Cochin International Airport included in Ext.P4 list is also taken up in right earnest and the process of verification of documents and certificates is going. After completion of verification of the documents and ascertaining the eligibility of the applicants, these respondents will be in a position to issue the taxi permits by the end of August, 2007”. In view of the same, I dispose of this writ petition in terms of the said submission. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE Acd W.P.(c)No.31625/06 3