IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN MONDAY, THE 9TH JULY 2007 / 18TH ASHADHA 1929 WP(C).No. 17256 of 2007(D) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ BHARATHAN, AGED 42, S/O CHAMY, TAXI DRIVER, PRESIDENT, PERINTHALMANNA MUNICIPAL TAXI DRIVERS'(STAND NO.I) UNION, PERINTHALMANNA. BY ADV. SRI.K.MUHAMMED SALAHUDHEEN RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. SUB COLLECTOR, PERINTHALMANNA, (CONVENOR, TRAFFIC ADISORY COMMITTEE), P.O.PERINTHALMANNA. 2. DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, PERINTALMANNA, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 3. MUNICIPAL CHAIRMAN, PERINTHALMANNA MUNICIPALITY, (CHAIRMAN, TRAFFIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE) P.O.PERINTHALMANNA, MALAPPURAM. 4. SECRETARY, PERINTHALMANNA MUNICIPALITY, P.O.PERINTHALMANNA. 5. THE JOINT REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER, PERINTHALMANNA. BY ADV. SRI.P.K.VIJAYAMOHANAN ADV. SHRI.BENJAMIN PAUL, GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 09/07/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C) No. 17256/2007 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS P1 : PHOTOGRAPH OF THE PERINTHALMANNA MUNICIPAL TAXI STAND NO. I. P2 : COPY OF LIST OF THE CARS PARKED THERE IN THE TAXI STAND. P3 : COPY OF MEMORANDUM GIVEN BY THE PETITIONER AND HIS UNION TO THE RESPONDENTS DATED 26/05/2007. // TRUE COPY // PA TO JUDGE. jg S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ---------------------------------- W.P.(C)NO.17256 OF 2007 ---------------------------------- DATED THIS THE 9th DAY OF JULY, 2007 JUDGMENT The petitioner is the President of Perinthalmanna Municipal Taxi Drivers (Stand No.I) Union. Their complaint in this writ petition is that the parking of private buses in front of the taxi stand are causing hindrance to the ingress and egress to the taxi stand. The petitioner, therefore, seeks following reliefs. “i) Issue a writ of mandamus or any other writ, order or direction, directing the respondents to remove the unauthorised blockage to the taxi stand No.1 Perinthalmanna by creating unauthorised stopping place in front of Municipal Tax Shed No.I Perinthalmanna forthwith. ii) Such other and further reliefs as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the fact and circumstance of the case.” 2. The learned Government Pleader on instructions submits that appropriate steps have been taken to see that there is no hindrance to the ingress and egress to the taxi stand by private buses. He also submits that Policemen have also been posted there to see that no hindrance is caused. 3. In the above circumstances, the writ petition is disposed of recording the above submission and with a direction to the W.P.(c)No.17256/07 2 respondents to see that in future also no hindrance is caused by private buses to the ingress and egress to the taxi stand. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE Acd