IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.H.L.DATTU & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.M.JOSEPH MONDAY, THE 25TH FEBRUARY 2008 / 6TH PHALGUNA 1929 WP(C).No. 3880 of 2008(S) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- PRIYADARSINI PATTIKAJATHI KARSHAKA VIKASANA SAMITHI (REG. NO.771/04), BOYS TOWN, THAVINJAL P.O., REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, K.GOPI. BY ADV. SMT.DAISY A.PHILIPOSE RESPONDENTS: ----------------------- 1. THE DISTRICT PANCHAYATH, WAYANAD, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT PANCHAYATH, KALPETTA, WAYANAD. 2. THE DEPUTY CHIEF ENGINEER, ELECTRICAL CIRCLE, KALPETTA. 3. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, ELECTRICAL DIVISION, KSEB, MANATHAVADY. R1 BY SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.K.MEERA R2 & R3 BY STANDING COUNSEL MR.P.P.THAJUDEEN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 25/02/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: H.L.DATTU, C.J. & K.M.JOSEPH, J. ------------------------------------------ W.P.(C) No.3880 of 2008 ------------------------------------------ Dated, this the 25th day of February, 2008 JUDGMENT H.L.Dattu, C.J. Petitioner is a voluntary organisation registered under the provisions of the Societies Registration Act. The object of the petitioner association appears to do some voluntary work for the welfare of the members belonging to the scheduled caste residing at Priyadarsini Colony in 4th Ward of Thavinjal Grama Panchayat in Wayanad District. It is the grievance of the petitioner association before this Court that there is delay in electrification in the scheduled caste colony in Wayanad District. Therefore, they are before this Court for certain directions to the respondents in the writ petition. 2. The learned Standing Counsel appearing for the Kerala State Electricity Board has filed a statement before us. In that it is stated that the work of electrification in the scheduled caste colony in Wayanad District was tendered on 18.10.2007 and the work was awarded to a contractor on 26.10.2007. It is further stated that when the contractor has started transporting necessary materials for the purpose of executing the contract there was a complaint from the President, Thavinjal Grama Panchayat and therefore, the Secretary of the District Panchayat had to direct the contractor to stop the work till the complaint received from the President of the Grama Panchayat is considered and decided. They have further stated that one A.K.Hamsappa has questioned the implementation of the scheme for electrification of the scheduled caste colony in Wayanad District by filing a writ petition in No.33129 of 2007 before this Court and this Court while entertaining W.P.(C) No.3880 of 2008 2 the writ petition, has granted an interim order of stay, staying the implementation of the scheme. 3. In view of the interim order passed by this Court while entertaining the writ petition of one A.K.Hamsappa, at this stage, it may not be proper for us to direct respondents 2 and 3 to immediately implement the scheme for electrification of the scheduled caste colony in Wayanad District. In view of the above, for the present, we will not be in a position to grant any relief to the petitioner association. 4. Accordingly the writ petition is rejected for the present. However, liberty is reserved to the petitioner association, if they so desire, to implead themselves as one of the respondents in the writ petition filed by one A.K.Hamsappa. Ordered accordingly. (H.L.DATTU) CHIEF JUSTICE (K.M.JOSEPH) JUDGE vns