IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON MONDAY, THE 8TH AUGUST 2011 / 17TH SRAVANA 1933 WP(C).No. 21543 of 2011(P) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- N.PANKAJAKSHI AMMA, W/O.T.SREEDHARA MENON, VIKAS BHAVAN,VILLOOR, VETTIKAVALA P.O, MELILA VILLAGE, KOLLAM. BY ADVS. SRI.SHABU SREEDHARAN, SRI.C.K.PRASAD, SRI.T.S.ANURAJ, SRI.B.BALA PRASANNAN. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR,KOLLAM-1. 2. THE ADDITIONAL TAHASILDAR,KOTTARAKKARA TALUK,KOLLAM -691 506. 3. THE VILLAGE OFFICER,MELILA VILLAGE, KOLLAM- 691 508. R1 TO R3 BY SR. GOVT. PLEADER SRI. P.N. SANTHOSH. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08/08/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C). NO.21543/2011-P: APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS: EXT.P.1: COPY OF THE SALE DEEDS DTD. 10/06/2011 NO.1541/11. EXT.P.2: COPY OF THE SALE DEEDS DTD. 01/07/2011 NO.1715/11. EXT.P.3: COPY OF THE LAND TAX RECEIPTS ISSUED TO THE PETITIONER DTD. 29/06/2011 F.NO.2195922. EXT.P.3.A: COPY OF THE LAND TAX RECEIPTS ISSUED TO THE PETITIONER DTD. 09/07/2011 F.NO.2025505. EXT.P.4: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DTD. 12/07/2011. EXT.P.5: COPY OF THE INTIMATION LETTER DTD. NIL. NO.4-38224/11. EXT.P.6: COPY OF THE PETITIONER'S IDENTITY CARD OF DISABILITY DTD. 10/11/2004. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL. //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE. Prv. P.R. RAMACHANDRA MENON, J. --------------------------------------------- WP (C) No. 21543 of 2011 --------------------------------------------- Dated this the 8th day of August, 2011 JUDGMENT The petitioner approaches this Court with the following prayers: 1. To issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction commanding the respondents to dispose of the petitioner's Ext- P4 representation at the the earliest, within a time frame. 2. To issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction commanding the respondents are duty bound to find out the encroachment if any made on the public pathway as stated in Ext.P4 and to take appropriate legal steps, if such encroachment is revealed. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the public path way leading to the property of the petitioner has been encroached by the neighbors, whereby much loss has been caused to the petitioner with regard to the effective use of the path way. Since it is a public path way, the petitioner brought the grievance of notice to the respondents concerned, who however did not pay any heed to the same, which made the petitioner to approach this Court. WP (C) No. 21543 of 2011 2 3. Heard the learned Government Pleader as well. 4. Exhibit P4 representation preferred before the first respondent is stated as forwarded to the 2nd respondent for further action as borne by Ext.P5. This Court does not find it necessary to go into the merits of the case in view of the limited prayer to have it considered and disposed of within a reasonable time. 5. In the said circumstances, the 2nd respondent before whom Exhibit P4 is pending consideration, is directed to consider the same and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law after hearing the petitioner and also the persons concerned who have allegedly encroached the said path way. Proceedings as above shall be finalized as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within 'two months' from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Petitioner shall produce a copy of this judgment along with copy of the writ petition before the 2nd respondent for further steps. The writ petition is disposed of as above. sd/- P.R. RAMACHANDRA MENON, JUDGE. rkc //TRUE COPY// PA TO JUDGE