IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON FRIDAY, THE 21ST MAY 2010 / 31ST VAISAKHA 1932 WP(C).No. 8546 of 2010(P) ------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- ELSY MATHEW, AGED 40 YEARS, W/O.SEBASTIAN, D/O.MATHAI, KONICKAL HOUSE, KUTHUKUZHI P.O., KOTHAMANGALAM. BY ADV. MS. LALY VINCENT RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, K.S.E.B., KOTHAMANGALAM. 2. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, KSEB, MUVATTUPUZHA. 3. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, ERNAKULAM. R1 AND R2 BY ADV. SRI.P.P.THAJUDEEN, SC, K.S.E.B R3 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR. C,K. GOVINDAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21/05/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.R. RAMACHANDRA MENON J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P. (C) No. 8546 of 2010 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated, this the 21st day of May, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioner has approached this Court with the following prayers: i. issue a writ of mandamus directing the 1st and second respondents to remove the electric 11 KV line from the petitioner's property along with the stay wire of the electric post without harming the usage of the petitioner's property. ii. Any other order or direction which may deem fit and proper in the interest of justice and award the costs of the case. 2. When the matter had come up for consideration before this Court on 15.3.2010, status quo was ordered to be maintained for a period of two weeks which was extended on 26.3.2010 for a period of one month. Thereafter, when the matter come up for consideration on 16.04.2010, it was submitted by the learned standing counsel for the Board that no part of the electricity line passed through the property of the petitioner. Taking note of the said submission, the interim order was vacated and the case was ordered to be posted after vacation. The learned standing counsel reiterates the position today as well. In the above circumstances, the Writ Petition is closed, as no further orders are necessary. P. R. RAMACHANDRA MENON, JUDGE kmd