IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN MONDAY, THE 5TH JULY 2010 / 14TH ASHADHA 1932 WP(C).No. 20791 of 2010(Y) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- K.M.JOHN, S/O.MATHEW,AGED 53 YEARS KURUVINGATTU KUZHIYIL HOUSE, NEDUMPURA VILLAGE AND PO, THALAPPILLY TALUK, TRICHUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.PEEYUS A.KOTTAM RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, ROADS DIVISION PWD OFFICE, TRICHUR 680001. 2. ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER PWD ROAD, SUB DIVISION, PWD OFFICE VADAKKANCHERRY 680 582 3. ASSISTANT ENGINEER ROADS SECTION, PWD OFFICE, CHELAKARA, TRICHUR 680 586. GOVT. PLEADER SHRI.P.NARAYANAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 05/07/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P.(C).No. 20791 of 2010 ================== Dated this the 5th day of July, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a resident of Ward No.5 of Vallathol Nagar Grama Panchayat in Thrissur District. The petitioner's grievance in this writ petition is that due to lack of proper maintenance, flow of water through a drainage which passes by the side of the petitioner's building is blocked resulting in flooding of waste water in front of the petitioner's house. The petitioner has filed Ext.P1 request before the 1st respondent to take steps to remove the block in the drainage by appropriately maintaining the drainage. Since there is inaction on the part of the 1st respondent, the petitioner has approached this Court seeking the following relief: “Issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ or order or direction and thereby command the respondents to dispose off Ext.P1 representation and also direct them to take immediate and effective steps to remove the blockage in the drainage of Trichur Shornur PWD Road at Point No.13/200 at Cheruthuruty in front of the petitioner's building within a stipulated time as fixed by this Honourable Court.” 2. However, for the present, the petitioner would be satisfied with a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P1 expeditiously. 3. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. 4. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 1st respondent to take appropriate w.p.c.20791/10 2 action to redress the grievance of the petitioner raised in Ext.P1 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within two weeks from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge