IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.J.CHELAMESWAR & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC WEDNESDAY, THE 15TH JUNE 2011 / 25TH JYAISHTA 1933 WP(C).No. 11852 of 2009(S) -------------------------- PETITIONERS: --------------- 1. MS. NEETHY PREM, AGED 21 YEARS, D/O. P. PREMKUMAR, RESIDING AT LAKSHMI, 5D, SANTHI SAVERA, WARRIAM ROAD, COCHIN-682016. 2. MR. DILIP KUMAR, AGED 49 YEARS, S/O. SUBRAMANIAM, RESIDING AT HOUSE NO.66, SAMITHI ROAD, VADUTHALA, COCHIN - 682023. BY ADV. SRI.SREELAL N.WARRIER SRI.B.RAGHUNANDANAN RESPONDENTS: ----------------- 1. THE CORPORATION OF COCHIN, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, PARK AVENUE, COCHIN - 682011. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. 3. THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, COCHIN CITY, ERNAKULAM. 4. DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE FOR KERALA, OFFICE OF THE DGP OF POLICE, TRIVANDRUM. R1 BY SRI.K.ANAND, SC, COCHIN CORPN. R2 TO R4 BY SENIOR GOVT. PLEADER, SMT.K.MEERA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 15/06/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: J.Chelameswar, C.J. & Antony Dominic, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No. 11852 OF 2009 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 15th day of June, 2011 JUDGMENT Antony Dominic, J. The writ petition is filed as a public interest with the following prayers: “i. Appropriate, writ, direction or order in the nature of prohibition, prohibiting the respondent herein from permitting any person, association or groups of persons to use the above public roads and road foot-paths and road margins except for the purposes of the use of motor and pedestrian traffic and for purposes relating to peaceful, safe unobstructed use of road. ii. Appropriate writ, direction or order in the nature of Mandamus commanding the respondents to make the above public roads available for peaceful, safe and unobstructed traffic by necessary actions against any illegal public processions, meetings, sit-in dharnas, consequent diversions of traffic.” During the pendency of this writ petition, this Court has rendered a judgments in Khalid Mundappilly v. Executive Engineer [2010 (3) KLT 86] and Chief Secretary to Government v. Khalid Mundappilly [2010 (3) KLT 757], issuing directions which covers the prayers sought in this writ WP(C) No. 11852 of 2009 -:2:- petition. The directions of the Division Bench have been confirmed by the Apex Court by dismissing SLP No. CC 19190 of 2010 by order dated 06.01.2011. Therefore, no further directions are called for in this case. In the light of the above, this Writ Petition is disposed of. J.Chelameswar, Chief Justice. Antony Dominic, Judge. ttb