IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.VINOD CHANDRAN FRIDAY, THE 25TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 2011/4TH AGRAHAYANA 1933 WPC.No. 20159 of 2009 (S) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ---------- JOHNSON MATHEW MANAYANI ,AGED 52 S/O.LATE DEVASSIA MATHEW, ADVOCATE AND NOTARY MANAYANI LANE, MONASTERY ROAD, ERNAKULAM KOCHI-11. BY ADVS.SRI.T.M.SUNIL SMT.S.CHITHRA SRI.BENHUR JOSEPH MANAYANI RESPONDENT(S): -------------- 1. SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT, TRIVANDRUM. 2. SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, ERNAKULAM. 3. CITY POLICE COMMISSIONER, COCHIN CITY, RNAKULAM. 4. STATE OF KERALA, REP BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY, SECRETARIAT,TRIVANDRUM. BY SENIOR GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.MANILAL By SRI.JOHNSON P.JOHN(ADV.ON PANEL) By SRI.SHAIJAN C.GEORGE(ADV.ON PANEL) By SRI.C.E.UNNIKRISHNAN(ADV.ON PANEL) By SRI.SANDESH RAJA(ADV.ON PANEL) By SRI.V.V.NANDAGOPAL NAMBIAR(ADV.ON PANEL) THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 25-11-2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: VK WPC.No. 20159 of 2009 (S) ------------------------ APPENDIX ------- PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS --------------------- EXT.P1. COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN WP.NO.27325 OF 2003 EXT.P2. COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN CCC.NO.1113 OF 2005 EXT.P3 COPY OF THE PETITION DATED 10.7.2009 EXT.P4. COPY OF THE OPINION. EXT.P5. COPY OF THE LEADER PUBLISHED BY THE MALAYALA MANORAMA DATED 15.7.2009. EXT.P6. COPY OF THE PETITION FILED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE HON'BLE MINISTER FOR TRANSPORT AFFAIRS ANNEXURE 1. COPY OF THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING EXT.P5. REPORT IN THE MATHRUBHUMI DAILY DT. 8.3.2010 EXT.P6. COPY OF THE PETITION FILED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE RESPONDENTS 1 TO 3 EXT.P7. REPORT IN THE INDIAN EXPRESS DT. 9.3.2010 ANNEXURE A1. COPY OF THE MATHRUBHUMI NEWS REPORT DT. 5.10. 2011. ANNEXURE A2. COPY OF THE NEWS REPORT DATED 5.11.2011 REPORTED IN INDIAN EXPRESS. ANNEXURE A1. COPY OF EDAPPALLY BY PASS JUNCTION ANNEXURE A2. COPY OF PALARIVATTOM JUNCTION ANNEXURE A3. COPY OF TRAFFIC SIGNS ERECTED BY KUWAIT AIRWAYS ANNEXURE A4. COPY OF HIGH COURT JUNCTION ANNEXURE A5. COPY OF M.G. ROAD AND JUDGES AVENUE JUNCTION ANNEXURE A6. COPY OF THE CIRCULAR NO.8/09 ISSUED BY THE STATE GOVERNMENT ANNEXURE A7. COPY OF THE GOVERNMENT ORDER. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS : NIL ---------------------- / TRUE COPY / P.A. TO JUDGE VK C.N. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, & K. VINOD CHANDRAN, JJ =========================== W.P.(C) No. 20159 of 2009 ============================ Dated this the 25th day of November, 2011 JUDGMENT C.N. Ramachandran Nair , J This public interest litigation is filed by Advocate of this court for appropriate direction to the police and the motor vehicle authorities to regulate traffic, basically to avoid accidents. The petitioner has brought to the notice of this Court several instances of accidents involving tipper lorries and route operating buses. This Court has already issued several judgments directing the police to take action against over speeding of vehicles, to prevent overtaking of moving stage carriages by other stage carriages in the city, to specifically monitor operation of tippers etc. The learned Government Pleader submitted that the police are WPC 20159/2009 2 taking all steps possible to prevent accidents. We do not think there is need for keeping this matter pending any longer in this Court. Accordingly, we dispose of the writ petition with direction to the Commissioner of Police to take all necessary steps and issue instructions to the police authorities to take steps to prevent over speeding of vehicles particularly tipper lorries and take all necessary steps to prevent accidents. The police should provide zebra crossings for pedestrians at very important junctions in the city and provide either traffic police or signal light to ensure time for crossing for pedestrians. The petitioner is given freedom to give any useful suggestion or complaint to the Commissioner of Police for appropriate action, whether remedial, preventive or penal. The writ petition is disposed of as above. Sd/- C.N. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR (Judge) Sd/- ks. K. VINOD CHANDRAN (Judge) True copy WPC 20159/2009 3