IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN FRIDAY, THE 23RD APRIL 2010 / 3RD VAISAKHA 1932 WP(C).No. 13647 of 2010(E) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ 1. KUNJIMOHAMMED PARAYIL,S/O.ENDEENKUTTY, RESIDING AT PARAYIL HOUSE,CHERAVANNUR,VALAVANNOOR, TIRUR TALUK,MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 2. MOHAMMED.M.C,CHEMBAYITHODI HOUSE,KUNIYIL KEEZHUPARAMBU.P.O,ARECODE. BY ADV. SRI.P.SAMSUDIN RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- 1. POWER GRID CORPORATION OF INDIA LTD, REPRESENTED BY ITS DEPUTY MANAGER,TLC,SOUTHERN REGION,TRANSMISSION SYSTEM-II,AREA OFFICE, CHEMRAKKATTUR,P.O.AREACODE,MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 2. THE DEPUTY MANAGER,POWER GRID CORPORATION OF INDIA LTD TLC,SOUTHERN REGION TRANSMISSION SYSTEM-II,AREA OFFICE,CHEMRAKKATTUR, P.O.ARECODE, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 3. THE SECRETARY,KEEZHUPARAMBA GRAMA PANCHAYATH,ARECODE,MALAPPURAM. 4. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE,MALAPPURAM. 5. THE KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY VYDYUTHI BHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R2 BY ADV. SRI. MILLU DANDAPANI, SC R5 BY ADV. MR. P.P.THAJUDEEN, SC, KSEB THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/04/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss K.SURENDRA MOHAN, J. ------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.13647 of 2010 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 23rd day of April, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioners object to the drawing of a 400 KV high tension electric line through their properties. The high tension line is being drawn from Mysore to Kozhikode through Arecode in Malappuram District. A portion of the line passes through the properties of the petitioners and various other persons. The petitioners complain against the alignment along which the line is being drawn. They also suggest certain alternative modes of drawing the line. They complain that their objections have not been considered though such objections have been submitted before the 4th respondent. Exts.P5 and P7 evidences such mass petitions that are pending consideration of the 4th respondent. Therefore, they pray for appropriate directions to consider and dispose of their objections before the line is actually drawn through their properties. 2. Adv.Millu Dandapani appears for the first and second respondents. According to the counsel, the first and second respondents also have objections regarding wpc No.13647/2010 2 the submissions raised by the petitioners and the other property owners. All the objections are to be considered by the 4th respondent under Section 10 of the Indian Telegraph Act. 3. In the above circumstances, this Writ Petition is disposed of directing the 4th respondent to consider the objections of the petitioners and the other property owners evidenced herein by Exts.P5 and P7 as well as the objections of the first and second respondents to the proposals of the petitioners, in accordance with law and to pass appropriate orders thereon, after hearing all interested parties, as expeditiously as possible, and at any rate within a period of three weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment or before the line is actually drawn, whichever is earlier. K.SURENDRA MOHAN, JUDGE css/