IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC THURSDAY, THE 8TH APRIL 2010 / 18TH CHAITHRA 1932 WP(C).No. 11293 of 2010(J) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- SREEDHARA MENON, AGED 78 YEARS, S/O.LATE KUNJAN MENON, ITTURUTHIL VEETTIL, MARADU DESOM, MARADU VILLAGE, KANAYANNOOR TALUK, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.LAILA SUNIL RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE MARADU GRAMA PANCHAYATH REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, KANAYANNOOR TALUK, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. 2. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM ADV. SRI.S.CHANDRASENAN FOR R1 BY GOVT. PLEADER SMT. K.R. DEEPA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08/04/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. -------------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) NO.11293 OF 2010 (J) -------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 8th day of April, 2010 J U D G M E N T Petitioner submits that he is residing in a property having an extent of 2.375 cents in R.S.No.259/6 of block No.13 of Maradu Village. According to the petitioner, the first respondent under the guise of constructing waste water sewage canal encroaching the pathway leading to his residential building. It is stated that on objection the work was stopped but then the petitioner apprehends that the first respondent will be again construct the canal through the pathway in his property as well. 2. Standing Counsel for the Panchayat has obtained instruction in the matter. He submits that the canal was already constructed and the pending work is done only through the Purambokku land vested in the Panchayat and there is no intention to make any encroachment into any portion of the petitioner's property. In my view, the submission made by the Standing Counsel for the first respondent should redress the grievance of the petitioner. Therefore, recording the above submission of the WPC.No.11293 /2010 :2 : standing counsel the writ petition is closed. (ANTONY DOMINIC) JUDGE vi/