IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID FRIDAY, THE 16TH DECEMBER 2011 / 25TH AGRAHAYANA 1933 WP(C).No. 33251 of 2011(F) -------------------------- PETITIONERS: --------------- 1. ABDUL KAREEM K., PRESIDENT, PALAKKAD MUNICIPAL BUS STAND MERCHANTS' ASSOCIATION, MUNICIPAL BUILDING COMPLEX, RAILWAY STATION ROAD, PALAKKAD, RESIDING AT KAK HOUSE, HIDAYATH NAGAR, POOLAKKADU, NOORANI P.O., PALAKKAD-04. 2. K.N.SHERFUDHEEN, SECRETARY, PALAKKAD MUNICIPAL BUS STAND MERCHANTS' ASSOCIATION, MUNICIPAL BUILDING COMPLEX, RAILWAY STATION ROAD, PALAKKAD, RESIDING AT SAINABA MANZIL, METTUPALAYAM STREET, PALAKKAD-01. BY ADV. MR.SAJAN VARGHEESE K. MR.LIJU. M.P RESPONDENT: --------------- PALAKKAD MUNICIPALITY, PALAKKAD, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY. ADV. MR.T.C.SURESH MENON FOR R1 MR.JIBU P THOMAS FOR R1 MR.P.S.APPU FOR R1 MR.A.R.NIMOD FOR R1 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 16/12/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 33251 of 2011(F) APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS: EXHIBIT P1: TRUE COPY OF THE ROUGH SKETCH SHOWING THE LOCATION OF THE MUNICIPAL BUS STAND AND THE SURROUNDING PLACES. EXHIBIT P2: TRUE COPY OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS SHOWING LIE OF R S ROAD, PALAKKAD. EXHIBIT P3: TRUE COPY OF THE PUBLICATION CAME IN 'MADYAMAM' DAILY DATED 7-12-2011. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL. .... // TRUE COPY // P.A TO JUDGE. HARUN-UL-RASHID, J. ------------------------ W.P.(C).No.33251 Of 2011 ---------------------- Dated this the 16th day of December, 2011. J U D G M E N T The writ petition is filed seeking a direction commanding the respondents to complete maintenance work as seen from Ext.P3 within a time limit to be fixed by this Court without closing the entire traffic through R.S road and V.H road in Palakkad City and regulating the traffic through one way, if it is required and for other incidental reliefs. 2. Petitioners submit that R.S road and V.H road are about to be closed for maintenance work with immediate effect. It is pointed out that like the repair works of the other roads in the city are being done, the maintenance of R.S road and V.H roads also could have been done at the night itself. The grievance of the petitioners is that steps have been taken to close the road traffic for the purpose of attending the maintenance work. Petitioners pointed out that without closure of the entire traffic through the roads, maintenance could have been done by regulating the traffic through one way, if it is required so. ::2:: W.P.(C).No.33251 Of 2011 3. In the statement filed by the Municipality, it is stated that Municipality has no intention to shut down the roads completely as alleged in the writ petition and that some sort of vehicular restrictions shall be effected which are necessary to carryout the maintenance work. In the light of the statement that the Municipality has no intention to shut down the roads mentioned in the writ petition and that the Municipality only intends to regulate the traffic, the writ petition can be closed without extending the reliefs sought for in the writ petition. Accordingly, the writ petition is closed. HARUN-UL-RASHID, Judge. bkn/-