IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 30TH MARCH 2010 / 9TH CHAITHRA 1932 WP(C).No. 2760 of 2010(T) ------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- AJAY B.KURUP, THAZHAVANA KRISHNA NIVAS, PUTHENKOTTAKKAKAM, CHENNITHALA P.O., MAVELIKKARA, ALAPPUZHA-690105. BY ADV. SRI.B.RAGUNATHAN SRI.G.GOPALAKRISHNA PILLAI SRI.R.SRINATH RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT (NATIONAL HIGHWAYS), GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. 2. CHIEF ENGINEER, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT (NATIONAL HIGHWAYS), PUBLIC OFFICE BUILDINGS,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695033. 3. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, NATIONAL HIGHWAYS DIVISION, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, ALAPPUZHA-688 002. 4. ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, NATIONAL HIGHWAYS SUB DIVISION, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, ALAPPUZHA-688 002. 5. ASSISTANT ENGINEER, NATIONAL HIGHWAYS SECTION, AMBALAPUZHA, HARIPAD P.O., ALAPPUZHA-690 514. 6. SECRETARY, CHINGOLI GRAMA PANCHAYAT, CHINGOLI P.O., ALAPPUZHA-690 532. BY GOVT.PLEADER SHRI P.NARAYANAN ADV. SRI.BLAZE K.JOSE FOR R6 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 30/03/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ---------------------------------------------- W.P.(C)No.2760 OF 2010 ----------------------------------------------------- DATED THIS THE 30th DAY OF MARCH, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner seeks for a direction to the respondents to grant NOC and permit for construction of a building as proposed in Exhibit P5. 2. Heard the learned Government Pleader. The learned Government Pleader on instructions submitted that in the light of the proposed widening of the National Highway, the Executive Engineer will have to get clearance from the Special Tahsildar (Land Acquisition) who will have to survey the area and demarcate the plot for enabling the petitioner to make the construction. It is submitted that if the petitioner files an appropriate application before the Executive Engineer, the same will be forwarded to the Special Tahsildar( Land Acquisition) who will do the needful in the matter. 3. Therefore, if the petitioner files a proper application before the 3rd respondent, the 3rd respondent will forward the same to the Special Tahsildar( Land Acquisition), N.H.No.1, W.P.(C)No.2760/10 -2- Haripad, who will take appropriate action to conduct survey and demarcation of the particular area, for enabling the petitioner to construct the residential building, within a period of six weeks. The Writ Petition is disposed of as above. T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE dsn