IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC MONDAY, THE 12TH JANUARY 2009 / 22ND POUSHA 1930 WP(C).No. 1118 of 2009(G) ---------------------------------- PETITIONER : ---------------- O.S. JOHN, OPANAMTHARA HOUSE, BUDHANOOR.P.O, CHENGANOOR - 689 510. BY ADV. SRI.RINNY STEPHEN CHAMAPARAMPIL RESPONDENTS : ------------------- 1. KERALA STATE HOUSING BOARD, REP. BY ITS CHAIRMAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. RADHAKRISHNA KARTA, THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, KERALA STATE HOUSING BOARD, ALAPPUZHA DIVISION. 3. MOHAMMED SALI, ASSISTANT SECRETARY, KERALA STATE HOUSING BOARD, ALAPPUZHA. 4. CHANDRA SENAN, OVERSEAR, -DO- ADV.SRI.POOVAPPALLY M.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, SC FOR R1 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 12/01/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. --------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 1118 of 2009 ------------------------------------ Dated this the 12th day of January, 2009 JUDGMENT The prayer in this writ petition is for compensation. In my view, before an order for compensation can be passed, the petitioner will have to establish the facts proving that damage has been suffered by him. This is not possible in a proceedings under Article 226. Therefore, leaving open the remedies available to the petitioner under law, this writ petition is closed. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE scm