IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.H.L.DATTU & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.M.JOSEPH WEDNESDAY, THE 26TH MARCH 2008 / 6TH CHAITHRA 1930 WP(C).No. 6313 of 2008 ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- SOUTH CHITTOOR PASSENGERS ASSOCIATION - AND ROAD SAFETY COUNCIL REG.NO.667/96, S.CHITTOOR P.O., KOCHI-27, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, K.V.GOPI, S/O.VALLON, AGED 47 YEARS. KODUMBIL HOUSE, SOUTH CHITTOOR P.O., PIN-682027. BY ADV. SRI.R.DIVAKARAN SRI.BINOI GEORGE (CHERUKARA) RESPONDENTS: ---------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORK (ROAD AND BRIDGES) SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DISTRICT COLLECTOR, COLLECTORATE, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. 3. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT (ROAD AND BRIDGES), ERNAKULAM. 4. CHERANELLOOR GRAMA PANCHAYAT, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, CHERANELOOR, S.CHITTOOR, KOCHI-27. 5. CORPORATION OF KOCHI, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, OFFICE OF THE COCHIN CORPORATION, PARK AVENUE ROAD, KOCHI-11. 6. KERALA WATER AUTHORITY, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, JALABHAVAN, VELLAYAMPALAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.K.ANAND, SC, COCHIN CORPN. BY SR. GOVT. PLEADER SMT. K. MEERA. BY ADV. SRI. M. DINESH, SC - KWA. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 26/03/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: H.L. DATTU, CJ. & K.M. JOSEPH, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No. 6313 of 2008 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 26th day of March, 2008. JUDGMENT H.L.DATTU, CJ, Complaining the inaction on the part of the respondents in making renovation of the public road between South Chittoor and Kacheripadi road, the petitioner has filed this public interest litigation. Petitioner requests us to issue appropriate directions to the State Government as well as to the Cochin Corporation. 2. The State Government has filed a memo before us and along with the memo they have also produced a letter of the Executive Engineer, PWD.Roads Division, Ernakulam dated 23.2.2008. The letter reads as under: “The Vaduthala Chittoor road starting from Vaduthala Bridge to Chittoor Shappumpady (1.6 kms.) comes under PWD. The road is repaired and fit for traffic. A Budget work for improvements to this road is in good progress. As such the portion among under PWD is fit for traffic. The road from Kacheripady to Vaduthala bridge is under Cochin Corporation. Hence I request that necessary steps may please be taken to defend the case.” 3. Today, the Cochin Corporation has also filed their statement of objection. In that they have stated that the Corporation is taking all effective steps to renovate the public road. They have also stated, only 25% of the works remaining to be completed by the Corporation in the aforesaid road. 4. Keeping in view the efforts made by the State Government and also the Cochin Corporation, we are of the opinion that at present we need to direct the Cochin Corporation to complete the renovation of the public road (South WPC.6313/2008. 2 Chittoor - Kacheripady road) as expeditiously as possible, at any rate on or before 30th of June, 2008. If there is any genuine difficulty for the Corporation in implementing the orders passed by us, they are at liberty to approach this court for extension of some more time. Ordered accordingly. H.L. DATTU, CHIEF JUSTICE K.M. JOSEPH, JUDGE sb.