IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.S.R.BANNURMATH & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH FRIDAY, THE 3RD APRIL 2009 / 13TH CHAITHRA 1931 WP(C).No. 6540 of 2009(S) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- SECRETARY,SASTHAMCOTTA BAR ASSOCIATION, SASTHAMCOTTA, KOLLAM (DISTRICT),KERALA. (REPRESENTING SASTHAMCOTTA BAR ASSOCIATION). BY ADV. SRI.SOORANAD S.SREEKUMAR RESPONDENTS: ----------------------- 1. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, P.W.D OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER,BUILDING DIVISION, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, KOLLAM-1. 2. SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, JUDICIAL BUILDINGS,BUILDING CIRCLE, ERNAKULAM. 3. ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER,P.W.D, BUILDING SUB DIVISION, KARUNAGAPPALLY. 4. ASSISTANT ENGINEER; P.W.D BUILDING SECTION,SASTHAMCOTTA. 5. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY GOVERNMENT SECRETARY TO PUBLIC WORK DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIATE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 6. MR.ANTONY SEBASTIAN, GOVERNMENT CONTRACTOR, SANTHA MARIYA, DLV ROAD, DOOR NO.XVIII PALLURUTHI.P.O, KOCHI-682006. R1 TO R5 BY SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.K.MEERA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 03/04/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.R.Bannurmath, C.J. & Kurian Joseph, J. ------------------------------------------ W.P.(C) No. 6540 of 2009 ------------------------------------------ Dated, this the 3rd day of April, 2009 JUDGMENT S.R.Bannurmath, C.J. This public interest litigation is filed seeking a direction for immediate completion of the construction work of Munsiff-Magistrate Court building at Sasthamcotta in Kollam District. It is alleged that inspite of the foundation stone laid in the year 2000, there is no progress and the entire work is kept pending and hence it is just and necessary to issue directions, as sought for in the interests of the litigant public. 2. In pursuance of this issue, the first respondent Executive Engineer has filed a statement stating that work is under progress and the construction of the building and entire peripheral will be completed on or before 25.10.2009. In view of this undertaking given, we deem it proper to dispose of the writ petition with a direction to respondents 1 W.P.(C) No.6540 of 2009 - 2 - to 6 to see that the work is completed on or before 25.10.2009 and the court is inaugurated on 01.11.2009, the birthday of the State. S.R.Bannurmath, Chief Justice Kurian Joseph, Judge vns