IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH THURSDAY, THE 22ND NOVEMBER 2007 / 1ST AGRAHAYANA 1929 WP(C).No. 9525 of 2004(H) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ LAKSHMI AMMA.K., KIZHAKKEDATH HOUSE, NADUVANNUR P.O., KOZHIKODE DISTRICT BY ADV. SRI.P.V.KUNHIKRISHNAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. SECRETARY, NEDUVANNUR GRAMA PANCHAYATH, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT. 2. DISTRICT MEDICAL OFFICER, KOZHIKODE. 3. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, SELF AND LOCAL DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SHRI. LATHA THANKAPAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 22/11/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PETITIONER'S EXTS: EXT.P1: PHTOGRAPHS OF THE PROPOSED PUBLIC LATRINE, URINAL AND THE WELL OF THE PETITIONER EXT.P2: -DO- OF THE REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER TO THE 1ST RESPONDENT DT. NIL EXT.P3: -DO- OF THE RECEIPT ISSUED BY THE PANCHAYATH ACKNOWLEDGING THE RECEIPT OF EXT. P2 DT. 12/3/2004 jj /TRUE COPY/ P.S. TO JUDGE KURIAN JOSEPH, J. ----------------------------------------- W.P(C) No.9525 of 2004 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 22nd day of November, 2007 JUDGMENT The writ petition is filed with the following prayer:- a) Issue a writ of mandamus, order or direction directing 1st respondent not to construct the public latrine and urinal near the petitioner's property, without conducting a proper scientific investigation about the amount of pollution that will be caused to the drinking water in the well situated in the petitioner's property. In case the issue still survives, there will be a direction to the first respondent to look into Ext.P2 with notice to the petitioner and take appropriate action thereon in accordance with law expeditiously. The interim order passed by this court will continue till such time. The writ petition is disposed of as above. (KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE) ahg. KURIAN JOSEPH, J. ----------------------------------- W.P(C).No.9525 of 2004 ----------------------------------- JUDGMENT 22nd November, 2007