IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC MONDAY, THE 15TH FEBRUARY 2010 / 26TH MAGHA 1931 WP(C).No. 4609 of 2010(A) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. SHIBU, PUTHUPURACKAL HOUSE, VALIYAKKADA, CHIRAYANKEEZHU, TRIVANDRUM DISTRICT. 2. K.M.SALIM, SHEENA MANZIL, KURAKKODE, KOLLAYIL P.O., MADATHARA, KOLLAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.T.R.RAJAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. ATTINGAL MUNICIPALITY REP.BY ITS SECRETARY, ATTINGAL, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DIST. 2. THE SECRETARY, ATTINGAL MUNICIPALITY, ATTINGAL, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DIST. 3. THE CHAIRPERSON, ATTINGAL MUNICIPALITY, ATTINGAL,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DIST. 4. SUNIL DUTH, KIZHAKKEVILAKOM PANDAKASALA CHIRAYINKEEZHU, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 15/02/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ------------------------- W.P.(C.) No.4609 of 2010 (A) --------------------------------- Dated, this the 15th day of February, 2010 J U D G M E N T The grievance of the petitioners, who are private bus operators, is that by Ext.P1, when the respondent Municipality auctioned the right to collect fee at the Attingal Municipal bus stand, that did not include an item authorising the auction purchaser to collect any amount towards advertisement and announcement charges. It is stated that without any authority, amounts have been collected towards advertisement and announcement charges. Aggrieved by such collection, the petitioners have filed Ext.P2 representation to the Secretary of the Municipality. Their complaint is that no decision has been taken by the Municipality. 2. If as stated by the petitioners, the contractor has made any unauthorised collection, they are certainly entitled to have their grievances examined by the 2nd respondent. Having regard to the complaint that Ext.P2 complaint remains unattended, I direct the 2nd WP(C) No.4609/2010 -2- respondent to consider and pass orders thereon. This shall be done as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within two weeks of production of a copy of this judgment, along with a copy of this writ petition. Learned counsel for the petitioners submit that the petitioners are also aggrieved by Ext.P6, the present auction notice, in as much as it authorises collection of advertisement and announcement charges. If they are aggrieved by the same, it will be open to the petitioners to raise their objection before the Municipality, and the Municipality shall consider the same and pass orders thereon. The writ petition is disposed of as above. (ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE) jg