IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN WEDNESDAY, THE 2ND JANUARY 2008 / 12TH POUSHA 1929 WP(C).No. 38067 of 2007(S) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------- P.O. VARKEY, AGED 57 YEARS, S/O. JOSEPH, PULAVELIL, KURAVILANGAD P.O., KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SMT.DAISY A.PHILIPOSE RESPONDENTS: ---------------- 1. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, P.W.D. ROADS SECTION, KOTTAYAM. 2. THE ASSISTANT ENGINEER, P.W.D. ROADS SECTION, KURUVILANGAD. 3. KURUVILANGAD GRAMA PANCHAYATH, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 4. RAHUL GEORGE, MATTATHIL HOUSE, KULATHANGANIYIL,KURUVILANGAD P.O. 5. STEPHEN, KIZHAKKANADIYIL HOUSE, KURUVILANGAD P.O. R1 & R2 BY SRI. R.LAKSHMINARAYANAN, SR.GOVT. PLEADER SRI.V.G.ARUN SRI.T.R.HARIKUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 02/01/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WPC : 38067 OF 2007 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1 : TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT DT.2.12.07. EXT.P2 : TRUE COPY OF REPRESENTATION BEFORE THE HONOURABLE CHIEF MINISTER DT.26.4.07. EXT.P3 : TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DT.27.4.02. EXT.P4 : TRUE COPY OF THE RESOLUTION OF 3RD RESPONDENT DT.17.12.07. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: ANNEXURE R2(A) : TRUE COPY OF THE SKETCH OF THE LINK ROAD GIVING DETAILS OF THE WORK. /TRUE COPY/ PA TO JUDGE K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR & P.N.RAVINDRAN, JJ. ------------------------------ W.P(C)NO: 38067 OF 2007 ------------------------------ Dated this the 2nd January,2008. JUDGMENT This is a public interest litigation. The petitioner has approached this court seeking to issue a writ of mandamus directing respondents 1 and 2 not to fill up or reclaim any portion of Valiathodu flowing through Kuruvilangad Grama Panchayath for constructing a link road to M.C.Road at Kuruvilangad till the disposal of the writ petition. 2. Learned Govt. Pleader takes notice for respondents 1 and 2 and submitted that those respondents have no plans to fill up any portion of the Valiathodu. This submission is recorded and the writ petition is disposed of. K. BALAKRISHNAN NAIR Judge P.N.RAVINDRAN Judge jj K.K.DENESAN & V. RAMKUMAR, JJ. ---------------------------------------------------- M.F.A.NO: ----------------------------------------------------- JUDGMENT Dated: