IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 6TH AUGUST 2010 / 15TH SRAVANA 1932 WP(C).No. 24710 of 2010(K) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- V.D.SUDARSANAN, BRINDAVANAM, S.N.PURAM, PAVITHRESWARAM P.O., PUTHOOR, KOLLAM, MEMBER-WARD NO.16,PAVITHRESWARAM GRAMA PANCHAYATH. BY ADV. SRI.K.K.SUNIL KUMAR (IDUKKI) RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT, SECRETAARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE SECRETARY, DISTRICT PANCHAYATH, KOLLAM. 3. THE SECRETARY, PAVITHRESWARAM GRAMA PANCHAYATH, PAVITHRESWARAM PO, KOLLAM DISTRICT. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT. K.R.DEEPA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 06/08/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ---------------------------------------- WP (C) No. 24710 of 2010 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 6th day of August, 2010 J U D G M E N T -------------------------- The petitioner is the member of the 16th Ward of the Pavithreswaram Grama Panchayath and is residing at Puthoor. According to the petitioner, there is a Panchayath road starting from Alakkal-Edayadi Puthuchira to Cherupoika of the Pavithreswaram Grama Panchayath used by the public and the school children. The maintenance of the road was neglected by the Panchayath authorities, resulting in the road remaining in a state of disrepair. It is submitted by the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner that the 3rd respondent Panchayath has transferred the said road to the 2nd respondent District Panchayath for maintenance and repair. But the District Panchayath has not alloted funds for repairing so far. According to the petitioner despite submission of proper representations before the 2 WP (C) No. 24710 of 2010 Government and the District Panchayath, copies of which have been produced as Exhibit P1 and P2, to take appropriate action in the matter, they are not at all being considered. 2. There will be a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider Exhibit P2 request in terms of the relevant rules/instruction or circulars and other schemes if any available, to take up the question of repairing of the road in question, if not already considered, and communicate the decision to the petitioner within a period of one month. The petitioner will produce a copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition for compliance before the 2nd respondent. Writ petition is disposed of as above. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE. rkc