IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR TUESDAY, THE 2ND FEBRUARY 2010 / 13TH MAGHA 1931 WP(C).No. 1649 of 2010(O) ------------------------- OPs(ELE). 11/05,285/05,577/05579/2005, of I ADDL. DISTRICT COURT, TRIVANDRUM .................... PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. ABDUL LATHEEF, AGED 55 YEARS, S/O.MOHAMMED MUSTAFA, RESIDING AT PUNNAVANKONATHU VEEDU, ANDOORKONAM, ANDOORKONAM VILLAGE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. LATHEEFA BEEVI, AGED 65 YEARS, D/O.MOHAMMED MUSTAFA, HILAL MANZIL, ANDOORKONAM P.O., ANDOORKONAM VILLAGE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. NUJUMUDEEN, AGED 62 YEARS, S/O.MOHAMMED KUNJU, VAIRAVAN VILAKOM, PUTHENKADAVU, KANIYAPURAM FROM MANAKKATTUVILAKATH VEEDU, VALIYAVEETTU MURI, PALLIPURAM VILLAGE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT. 4. JASMIN, AGED 30 YEARS, D/O.NOORJAHAN, RESIDING AT PURAVANKONATHU VEEDU, ANDOORKONAM P.O., ANDOORKONAM VILLAGE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.M.DINESH RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, HEAD OFFICE, VAIDHYUTHI BHAVANAM, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, 220, K.V.SUB STATION, SUB DIVISION, KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, POTHENCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. ADV. SRI.P.P.THAJUDEEN, SC, K.S.E.B FOR R1&2 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 02/02/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * W.P.(C ) NO. 1649 of 2010 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Dated: 2nd February, 2010 JUDGMENT Petitioners 1 to 4 in this Writ Petition are the petitioners in Exts.P1 to P4 (O.Ps. (Ele.) 11/2005, 285/2005, 577/05 and 579/2005 on the file of the I Addl. District Court, Thiruvananthapuram. 2. The grievance of the petitioners is that valuable trees were cut and removed from their properties for the drawal of a 220 K.V. high tension electric line by the K.S.E.B. and the petitioners filed the above Electricity OPs way back in the year 2005 but the Ops have not been disposed of even now. Hence, they seek a direction for the early disposal of the above (Ele.) Ops . 3. This Court called for a report from the Addl. District Judge-I, Thiruvananthapuram, who has reported that Ele. OP W.P.(C ) NO. 1649 of 2010 -:2:- Nos. 285/2005, 577/05, 579/2005 and 11/2005 stand posted to 8-2-2010, 27-2-2010, 27-2-2010 and 8-2-2010 respectively. The learned Judge has also stated that a minimum period of two months will be required for the disposal of the above Ops. 4. I heard the learned counsel for the petitioners as well as the Standing Counsel for the Kerala State Electricity Board. Since the Ele. Ops in question are pending from the year 2005 onwards, there is no reason as to why the prayer in the petitioner should not be granted. Accordingly, this Writ Petitition is disposed of directing the Addl. District Judge-I, Thiruvananthapuram to dispose of the above Ele. Ops expeditiously and at any rate within two months of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Dated this the 2nd day of February, 2010. Sd/-V. RAMKUMAR, (JUDGE) W.P.(C ) NO. 1649 of 2010 -:3:- ani.