IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.H.L.DATTU & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.K.BASHEER TUESDAY, THE 7TH OCTOBER 2008 / 15TH ASWINA 1930 WP(C).No. 24742 of 2007 (S) PETITIONER M.P.KUNHIKOYA, THE PRESIDENT, ANDROTT TOWN PLAN ACTION COUNCIL, ANDROTT, UNION TERRITORY OF LAKSHADWEEP. BY ADV. SRI.S.M.PRASANTH RESPONDENTS: 1. UNION OF INDIA, REP. BY THE ADMINISTRATOR UNION TERRITORY OFA LAKSHADWEEP, KAVARATTI. 2. THE COLLECTOR-CUM-DEVELOPMENT COMMISSIONER, UNION TERRITORY OF LAKSHADWEEP, KAVARATTI. 3. THE SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER, ANDROTT, UNION TERRITORY OF LAKSHADWEEP. Addl.R4. Dr.C.P.SYED HUSSAIN S/O SYED MUHAMMED KOYA THANGAL PALI HOUSE P.O.ANDROTH LAKSHADWEEP Addl.R5. U.P.MUHAMMED AROOSE S/O P.P.NALLAKOYA THANGAL UMMATH BEEYAPURAM P.O.ANDROTH LAKSHADWEEP Add.R6. P.V.P.HUSSAIN S/O K.M.SYED BUHARI KOYA PENDAVELYPURAM ANDROTH LAKSHADWEEP (Additional respondents 4 to 6 impleaded as per order, dated 18th October 2007 in I.A.13791/07) WP(C).No. 24742 of 2007 (S) :: 2 :: Addl.R7. BEEBI SHEIKENTEVEEDU AGED 60 D/O LATE K.NALLA KOYA THANGAL KOILAT HOUSE MECHERY DESOM ANDROTT UNION TERRITORY OF LAKSHADWEEP Addl.R8. KARALKKADA THANGA KOYA AGED 50 YEARS S/O LATE POOKOYA ANDROTT UNION TERRITORY OF LAKSHADWEEP Addl.R9. SUHARABI D/O LATE KANDETH POOKKOYA MECHERY DESOM ANDROTT UNION TERRITORY OF LAKSHADWEEP Addl.R10. PANDARATH KOYAMMA S/O LATE UKKAS MATHARAPURA EDACHERY DESOM ANDROTT UNION TERRITORY OF LAKSHADWEEP Addl.R11.N.P.P.KUNHIBI W/O POOKOYA THANGAL SHAIKKINTE VEEDU MECHERY DESOM ANDROTT UNION TERRITORY OF LAKSHADWEEP Addl.R12.PATHUMMADA KASMIKOYA S/O LATE ATTAKOYA PATHUMMADA MECHERY DESOM ANDROTT UNION TERRITORY OF LAKSHADWEEP Addl.R13.PUTHENMADAM BEEBIJAN W/O LATE YAKOOB THAZHEPPURA MECHERY DESOM ANDROTT UNION TERRITORY OF LAKSHADWEEP Addl.R14.C.P.MUTHUKOYA (PALI0 S/O LATE SAID MOHAMMED KOYA THANGAL MECHERY DESOM ANDROTT UNION TERRITORY OF LAKSHADWEEP WP(C).No. 24742 of 2007 (S) :: 3 :: Addl.R15.SHAINKINDA VEETTIL SUHARABI W/O KUNHI SEETHIKOYA THANGAL MECHERY DESOM ANDROTT UNION TERRITORY OF LAKSHADWEEP Addl.R16.SAFIYABI SHAIKIRIYAMMADA W/O LATE SAYED KOYA EDACHERRY DESOM ANDROTT UNION TERRITORY OF LAKSHADWEEP Addl.R17.HAJARAOMMABI AZEEKKAKAM W/O LATE SAYED KOYA EDACHERRY DESOM ANDROTT UNION TERRITORY OF LAKSHADWEEP Addl.R18.BADARUDDIN P PUTHIYAVEETTIL S/O LATE SAYED ISMAIL KOYA ANDROTT UNION TERRITORY OF LAKSHADWEEP (Impleaded as additional respondents R7 to R18 as per order dated 18th October, 2007 in I.A.13818/2007) Addl.R19.P.P.ABDUL SALAM 42 YEARS OF AGE S/O POOKOYA THANGAL PADAPPURA HOUSE ANDROTH ISLAND LAKSHADWEEP Addl.R20.DR.S.KOYA S/O THANGAKOYA NALAKM SHEKARAMODA HOUSE ANDROTH ISLAND LAKSHADWEEP Addl.R21.K.KUNHIKOYA HAJEE AGED 55 YEARS S/O SAIDKOYA UMMADA KAVALLAL HOUSE ANDROTH ISLAND LAKSHADWEEP Addl.R22.KOYA HAJEE S/O LATE NALKOYA HAJEE AGED 68 YEARS PURATHUPURA KAKARCHIKKAKKADA ANDROTH ISLAND LAKSHADWEEP WP(C).No. 24742 of 2007 (S) :: 4 :: Addl.R23.JABALUDHEEN KOYA THANGAL S/O A.B.S.M.K.THANGAL NALAKATHU HOUSE ANDROTH ISLAND LAKSHADWEEP Addl.R24.SARAMMABEE.C W/O BADARUDHIN THANGAL AGED 70 YEARS NALAKAM HOUSE ANDROTH ISLAND LAKSHADWEEP Addl.R25.SURABI D/O MUTHARAMEL KOYA AGED 60 YEARS KANDETH HASHIM BUNGALOW ANDROTH ISLAND LAKSHADWEEP Addl.R26.MUTHUKOYA S/O SHEIK KOYA AGED 48 YEARS MOOTHARAMEL HOUSE ANDROTH ISLAND LAKSHADWEEP Addl.R27.HAMZA KOYA S/O SAIDMASTER MATHARAPURA HOUSE ANDROTH ISLAND LAKSHADWEEP Addl.R28.T.P.MUHAMMED RASHEED S/O ABDUSALAM HAJEE AGED 38 YEARS THATTAMPOKADA ANDROTH ISLAND LAKSHADWEEP Addl.R29.P.KUNHUSEEDI KOYA S/O KOYAMMA KOYA PUTHIYAPURA HOUSE ANDROTH ISLAND LAKSHADWEEP Addl.R30.POOKUNHIKOYA HAJEE S/O LATE PUDIYAVEETTIL KOYA THANGAL AGED 54 YEARS K.PURADAM HOUSE ANDROTH ISLAND LAKSHADWEEP WP(C).No. 24742 of 2007 (S) :: 5 :: Addl.R31.NAZIRUDHIN P.P. S/O KOYAMMA KOYA THANGAL AGED 43 YEARS PUTHIYAPURA HOUSE ANDROTH ISLAND LAKSHADWEEP (Impleaded as additional respondents R19 to R31 as per order dated 31st January 2008 in I.A.15213/2007) Addl.R32.U.P.BADRUDEEN KOYA THANGAL S/O ABU SALIL KOYA THANGAL UMMATHI BIYYAPPURA ANDROTH ISLAND LAKSHADWEEP (Impleaded as additional respondents R32 as per order dated 3rd April 2008 in I.A.4571/2008 in W.P.(C)24742/07) ADV. SRI.P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON,SC,LAKSHADWEE FOR R1 TO R3 SRI.T.H.ABDUL AZEEZ FOR ADDL.R9 TO 20 SRI.SHAFIK M.ABDULKHADIR SRI.ESM.KABEER SRI.P.N.KRISHNANKUTTY ACHAN(SR.) SRI.T.SETHUMADHAVAN FOR ADDL.RES SRI.PUSHPARAJAN KODOTH FOR ADDL.RES SRI.K.JAYESH MOHANKUMAR FOR ADDL.RES THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07/10/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: H.L.DATTU, C.J. & A.K.BASHEER, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)No.24742 OF 2007 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 7th day of October 2008 JUDGMENT H.L.DATTU, C.J. A public spirited person is before us in this Public Interest Litigation filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. The main prayers in the Writ Petition are as under: i) issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction commanding the respondents to evict all unauthorized encroachments on the Government Kachery Pandaram Land in the Island of Andrott. ii) issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction commanding the respondents not to rehabilitate people evicted while widening the road pursuant to Ext.P14 at Government Kachery Pandaram Land in the Island of Andrott. iii) to issue any other appropriate writ or direction, as this Honourable Court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case in the interest of justice. 2. Sri.P.R.Ramachandra Menon, learned Standing Counsel appearing for respondents 1 to 3, on instructions, would submit, that, the Collector cum Development Commissioner will take an effective step to evict the encroachers on the Government land and also would regulate that the shops in the Island will be conducted only by the license holders. W.P.(C)No.24742 OF 2007 :: 2 :: 3. We are satisfied with the statement made by Sri.P.R.Ramachandra Menon. 4. We place on record the statement made by the learned counsel. 5. In view of the above, in our opinion, no further orders need be passed in this writ petition. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of. Ordered accordingly. (H.L.DATTU) CHIEF JUSTICE (A.K.BASHEER) JUDGE jes/dk.