IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC THURSDAY, THE 7TH JULY 2011 / 16TH ASHADHA 1933 WP(C).No. 18432 of 2011(D) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ ABRAHAM JOHN, AGED 25 YEARS, S/O.DR.P.A.JOHN, BUILDING NO.1/383A PACHIKARA HOUSE, CHACKO PACHIKARA MEMORIAL ROAD, KARINKUNNAM VILLAGE, THODUPUZHA, IDUKKI DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.VETTATH EAPEN MATHAI RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY FOR HOME, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-1. 2. DISTRICT COLLECTOR, CIVIL STATION, PAINAVU, KUYILUMALA P.O., IDUKKI DISTRICT, PIN-685 603. 3. A.S.P.OF POLICE,( ASSISTANT SUPDT OF POLICE), THODUPUZHA. 4. S.I.OF POLICE,( SUB-INSPECTOR) KARINKUNNAM POLICE STATION, THODUPUZHA.PIN-685 051 5. P.P.PHILIPOSE, S/O.PHILIPOSE, PACHIKKARA HOUSE, CHACKO PACHIKARA MEMORIAL ROAD, KARINKUNNAM VILLAGE, THODUPUZHA, IDUKKI DISTRICT.PIN-685 051 R1 TO R4 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.RAJASHREE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07/07/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: sts WP(C)NO.18432/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1 COPY OF THE REPORT DATED 17/2/2011BY THE OVERSEER, LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT, KARINKUNNAM. P2 COPY OF THE NOTICE DATED 17/2/2011 ISSUED BY THE SECRETARY, KARINKUNNAM GRAMA PANCHAYATH. P3 COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 16/2/2011 ISSUED BY THE R.D.O., IDUKKI. P4 COPY OF THE SECOND ORDER DATED 14/3/2011 ISSUED BY THE R.D.O., IDUKKI. P5 COPY OF THE ROUGH SKETCH OF THE ENTIRE PUBLIC ROAD CONNECTING THE AZHAGANPARA PLANTATION ROAD. P6 COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION BY THE PETITIONER DATED 5TH JULY 2011. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL /TRUE COPY/ P.S.TO.JUDGE sts ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ---------------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 18432 OF 2011 ----------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 7th day of July, 2011 J U D G M E N T Petitioner submits that there is a public road which is maintained by the Thodupuzha Municipality connecting his property to Azhakanpara plantation road. It is his allegation that the 5th respondent and his henchmen have constructed pillars on the road blocking the vehicular movement and are trying to reduce the width of the road. It is with this allegation the writ petition is filed seeking a direction to the respondents to remove the obstructions and to ensure that no obstruction is put on the road. This issue raised by the petitioner is purely a civil dispute and the rights and obligations of the parties are to be adjudicated by a civil court. In that view of the matter, W.P.(C) No. 18432 OF 2011 :2 : leaving it open to seek his remedy before the appropriate civil court, this writ petition is dismissed. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE ul/-