IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.H.L.DATTU & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.K.BASHEER THURSDAY, THE 16TH OCTOBER 2008 / 24TH ASWINA 1930 W.P(C).No. 23587 of 2008(S) ----------------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- SHRI.GEORGE JOHN, 230, MATHER NAGAR, KOCHI-682033. BY ADV. SRI.JOY THATTIL ITTOOP RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. CORPORATION OF COCHIN, ERNAKULAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, IG'S OFFICE, COCHIN. 3. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY, LOCAL ADMINISTRATION, TRIVANDRUM. 4. CENTRAL BOARD OF FILM CERTIFICATION, BHARAT BHAVAN, 91-E, WALKESHWAR ROAD, MUMBAI-400 006, REPRESENTED BY ITS DIRECTOR. R1 BY ADV. SRI.M.K.CHANDRAMOHAN DAS,SC,COCHIN CORPORATION R2 & R3 BY SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.M.P.SREEKRISHNAN R4 BY ADV. SRI.C.G.SUNIL, SRI.SAJI MATHEW & SRI.DENU JOSEPH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 16/10/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: H.L.DATTU, C.J. & A.K.BASHEER, J. ------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.23587 of 2008 ------------------------------------------ Dated, this the 16th day of October, 2008 JUDGMENT H.L.Dattu, C.J. A public spirited citizen is before this Court, inter alia, requesting for the following reliefs. They are as under: “1. To issue Writ of Mandamus or other appropriate Writ, Direction or Order directing the first and fourth respondent to take effective measures to remove the hoardings installed in different parts of the State depicting two wheeler riders joyfully speeding away with no safety helmets. 2. To issue Writ of Mandamus or other appropriate Writ Direction or Order directing the fourth respondent to Censure out the scenes of the artists riding two wheelers speeding away with no safety helmets. 3. To issue Writ of Mandamus or other appropriate Writ Direction or Order directing the first and second respondent to consider and to take appropriate steps on Exhibit P4 complaint pending before them. 4. To grant such relief as it this Honourable Court may deemed fit and proper in the interest of justice.” W.P.(C)No.23587 of 2008 2 (2) In so far as the first and third prayers are concerned, Sri.M.K.Chandramohan Das, learned counsel appearing for the Corporation, would inform us that from now on, the Corporation will take extra precautions while giving permission for erection of certain hoardings within the limits of the Cochin Corporation by taking into consideration all the statutory provisions which would govern the field. In our opinion, the submission made by the learned counsel would satisfy the interest of the petitioner. (3) In so far as the second prayer is concerned, we reserve liberty to the petitioner to agitate that issue in appropriate proceedings. (4) With these observations, the writ petition is disposed of, for the present. Ordered accordingly. (H.L.DATTU) CHIEF JUSTICE (A.K.BASHEER) JUDGE vns