IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN THURSDAY, THE 1ST DECEMBER 2011 / 10TH AGRAHAYANA 1933 WP(C).No. 27740 of 2011(N) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- MARY JOSE,AGED 45 YEARS, W/O.JOSE,KUNNUMPURATH HOUSE,MARIKA.P.O, PALAKUZHA,ERNAKULAM DISTRICT-686662. BY ADV. SRI.SANU.S.PANICKER RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR,(EXECUTIVE MAGISTRATE),COLLECTORATE,ERNAKULAM-686001. 2. THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, THE KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, KOOTHATTUKULAM,ERNAKULAM DISTIRCT-686662. 3. MELVIN GEORGE,W/O.GEORGE,PROPRIETRESS, M/S.THOMSON DESIGNER TITLES,MARIKA.P.O, PALAKUZHA,KOTHATTUKULAM,ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, PIN-686662. 4. THE KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, O/O.THE KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, VYDHUDI BHAVANAM,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, REP;BY ITS SECRETARY-695001. 5. ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, ELECTRICAL SUB-DIVISION,PIRAVOM, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT-686001. *6. THE ADDITIONAL DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, ERNAKULAM (ADDL. 6TH RESPONDENT IS IMPLEADED AS PER ORDER DATED 1.12.2011 IN I.A. NO.18221 OF 2011) BY GOVT. PLEADER SMT.ANITHA RAVEENDRAN ADV. SRI.SAJEEVKUMAR K.GOPAL,SC,KSEB FOR R2, 4 & 5 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 01/12/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C) No. 27740/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS EXHIBIT-P1: TRUE COPY OF THE COMPLAINT DATED 2.6.2010 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE IST RESPONDENT. EXHIBIT-P2: TRUE COPY OF THE ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPHS SHOWING THE DISTURBANCES CAUSED TO THE PETITIONER DUE TO DRAWAL OF ELECTRIC LINE THROUGH HER CULTIVATED LAND. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS NIL /True Copy/ vps PA to Judge P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. --------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 27740 OF 2011 -------------------------- Dated this the 1st day of December, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is the owner of a parcel of land through which an electricity line has been drawn for the purpose of providing electricity connection to a building belonging to the third respondent. The petitioner has filed Ext.P1 petition dated 2.6.2010 before the District Collector, Ernakulam requesting him to issue directions to the respondents to remove the electricity line passing thorough her property. In this writ petition the petitioner seeks a direction to the first respondent to consider Ext.P1 and pass appropriate orders thereon within a time limit to be fixed by this Court. 2. Ext.P1 discloses that the District Collector, Ernakulam has forwarded Ext.P1 to the Additional District Magistrate, Ernakulam, the competent authority under the Indian Telegraph Act for disposal. Ext.P1 petition is dated 2.6.2010 and it was forwarded to the Additional District Magistrate on 3.6.2010. More than one year and five months have passed thereafter. In such circumstances, I dispose of the writ petition with a direction WPC No.27740/2011 2 to the Additional District Magistrate, Ernakulam to pass appropriate orders on Ext.P1 application with notice to the petitioner, the third respondent and others expeditiously and in any event within two months from the date on which the petitioner produces a certified copy of this judgment before him. P.N.RAVINDRAN, (JUDGE) vps WPC No.27740/2011 3