IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN THURSDAY, THE 22ND OCTOBER 2009 / 30TH ASWINA 1931 WP(C).No. 29861 of 2009(C) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- BINDUMOL K.,T.C.40/947(2), AGED 34 YEARS,D/O.KRISHNA PILLAI, KASTHURI,SARAS-53,SRIVARAHAM, MANACAUD P.O.,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.R.MANOJ SMT.SINDHU MANOJ RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE CORPORATION OF THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, CORPORATION OF THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE SECRETARY, CORPORATION OF THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. C.MOHANAN NAIR,T.C.40/947(1), SARAS 57,"VALSALA BHAVAN", WEST ARUVIKKARA LANE,SREE VARAHAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R1, R2 BY ADV.SRI.P.K.MANOJ KUMAR, S.C. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/10/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, J. ------------------------------------------- W.P(C).No.29861 OF 2009 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 22nd day of October, 2009 JUDGMENT Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned standing counsel for respondents 1 and 2. The petitioner is aggrieved by some activity of the third respondent. It is shown that the petitioner made an application under the Right To Information Act and obtained information reflected in Ext.P2, which shows, among other things, that the third respondent is carrying on the activity without licence and the corporation is proposing to take action. Ext.P2 information is given to the petitioner on 27.6.2009. That is the foundation for this writ petition. The petitioner has not shown that she has moved any competent authority for further action or for any due action in spite of the availability of different statutory authorities, including the secretary of the corporation as also, in failure of duties at that end, the Ombudsman for Local Self WPC.29861/09 Page numbers Government Institutions. I do not deem it fit for this Court to exercise its jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to command the corporation to do any act basing merely on an information furnished by it. Failure to perform statutory and public duty may call for an order in the nature of mandamus. The situation does not warrant such an order since the petitioner has adequate alternate remedies. Without prejudice to that course, this writ petition is closed. Sd/- THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, Judge. kkb.23/10.