IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN TUESDAY, THE 14TH AUGUST 2007 / 23RD SRAVANA 1929 WP(C).No. 16620 of 2007(C) ---------------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- M.P.BAIJU, 313/XVII, MANIYALIL, KALADY ROAD, PERUMBAVOOR. BY ADV. SMT.S.K.DEVI SRI.K.P.PRADEEP (PAYYANNUR) RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. DISTRICT COLLECTOR/DISTRICT MAGISTRATE CIVIL STATION, ERNAKULAM. 2. SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE (RURAL), ALUVA, ERNAKULAM DIST. 3. THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, ROADS & BRIDGES DIVISION, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, ALUVA. 4. SECRETARY, PERUMBAVOOR MUNICIPALITY, PERUMBAVOOR, ERNAKULAM. BY ADV. SRI.V.M.KURIAN - R4 SRI.MATHEW B. KURIAN SRI.K.T.THOMAS BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.BENJAMIN PAUL THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 14/08/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C) NO.16620/2007 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS EXT.P1:- COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE NO.R1-6488/06 DT. 13.7.06 ISSUED BY THE REVENUE OFFICER, PERUMBAVOOR MUNICIPAL COUNCIL. EXT.P2:- COPY OF THE PHOTOGRAPH EVIDENCING ILLEGAL PARKING OF VEHICLE IN MC ROAD, PERUMBAVOOR. EXT.P3:- COPY OF THE COMPLAINT FILED ON 12.12.06 . EXT.P4:- COPY OF THE PHOTOGRAPH EVIDENCING INSTALLATION OF PARKING BOARD IN MC ROAD, PERUMBAVOOR. EXT.P5:- COPY OF THE REPLY NO. PW2. 9136/05 DT. 7.2.07 ISSUED BY THE INFORMATION OFFICER, PERUMBAVOOR MUNICIPALITY. EXT.P6:- COPY OF THE LETTER NO.PR 407(G1)/04 DT. 6.1.07 ISSUED BY ASST.EXECUTIVE ENGINEER , PWD. EXT..P7:- COPY OF THE COMPLAINT DT. 5.1.07 SUBMITTED BEFORE THE DY.S.P. OF POLICE, PERUMBAVOOR. EXT.P8:- COPY OF THE COMPLAINT DT. 13.2.07 SUBMITTED BEFORE THE DY.S.P. OF POLICE PERUMBAVOOR. EXT.P9:- COPY OF THE 20 CENTS PLOT AVAILABLE FOR PARKING IN MC ROAD, PERUMBAVOOR. /TRUE COPY/ P.A. TO JUDGE tss THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, J. ------------------------------------------- W.P(C).No.16620 OF 2007 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 14th day of August, 2007 JUDGMENT The complaint of the petitioner regarding inconvenient parking of autorikshaws is a matter that has to gain the attention of the Traffic Advisory Committee headed by the District Collector. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of this case, it is directed that the District Collector shall convene the Traffic Advisory Committee for Perumbavoor and consider the complaints raised in this case. On appropriate decision being taken, the Police and the Municipal Authorities will ensure that there is no parking in violation of the decision of the said Committee. A final decision by the Committee shall be taken in this regard within an outer limit of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. It will be open to the Traffic Advisory Committee to hear all affected parties. In the mean while, the second respondent will ensure that there is no hindrance to the ingress and egress into the premises of the petitioner by the parking of autorikshaws. Sd/- THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, Judge kkb.