IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE MONDAY, THE 31ST MARCH 2008 / 11TH CHAITHRA 1930 WP(C).No. 10755 of 2008(E) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ ABDULLA U.A., AGED 52 YEARS, S/O.ABDULKHADER @ ATHERVALA, FATHIMA MANZIL, KUNJATHOOR P.O., MANJESWHARAM, KASARAGOD DISTRICT BY ADV. SRI.M.SASINDRAN SRI.K.P.HARISH RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. MANJESHWARAM GRAMA PANCHAYATH, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, MANJESWHARAM, KASARAGOD DISTRICT 2. THE PRESIDENT,MANJESHWARAM GRAMA PANCHAYATH, MANJESWHARAM, KASARAGOD DISTRICT. 3. M.LAXMANA, S/OAITHAPPA, ANJARE, UDYWARA, MANJESHWARAM, CHAIRMAN, MANJESHWARAM GRAMA PANCHAYATH, FOOD FOR WORK SPECIAL COMPOUND. 4. STEPHEN MONTHERA - S/O.LATE MONTHERO, KUNJATHOOR, MANJESHWARAM CONVENOR,MANJESHWARAM GRAMA PANCHAYATH, FOOD FOR WORK SPECIAL COMPOUND. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 31/03/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C. KURIAKOSE, J. ---------------------------------- W.P.(C) NO. 10755 of 2008 ---------------------------------- Dated this the 31st day of March , 2008 JUDGMENT Having regard to the various grounds raised in the writ petition and the submissions of the learned counsel for the petitioner, I am of the view that the petitioner will have to voice his grievance before a competent Civil Court. 2. I dispose of this writ petition relegating the petitioner to remedy before the competent civil court. However, considering the above direction and the necessity for the petitioner to wait for expiry of the statutory notice period, there will be a direction to the respondents to maintain status quo as obtaining today as regards those portion of the road which goes through the property claimed by the petitioner to be his, for a period of 45 days. In other words if tarring has not already started, tarring work shall not be taken up for a period of 45 days from today. PIUS C. KURIAKOSE JUDGE dpk