IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 20TH DECEMBER 2010 / 29TH AGRAHAYANA 1932 WP(C).No. 3242 of 2008(J) ------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- P.V.KRISHNAKUMAR, AGED 44 YEARS, S/O.GOVINDAN, MEMBER, EDAKKAD GRAMA PANCHAYAT, KANNUR. BY ADV. SRI.M.RAMESH CHANDER RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY, REVENUE (K) DEPARTMENT THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KANNUR. 3. EDAKKAD GRAMA PANCHAYAT, P.O.THOTTADA, KANNUR REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 4. ASSISTANT ENGINEER, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, BLOCK DEVELOPMENT OFFICE, EDAKKAD. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.SUDHA DEVI FOR R1,2 & 4 SRI.P.V.SHAILAJAN FOR R3 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 20/12/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: APPENDIX IN W.P.(C)No.3242/08 PETITIONER'S EXTS: EXT.P1: TRUE COPY OF REPRESENTATION BEFORE THE HON'BLE CHIEF MINISTER DATED 3.10.04. EXT.P2: TRUE COPY OF COMMUNICATION ISSUED BY DYCOLLECTOR DT.13.11.04. EXT.P3: TRUE COPY OF COMMUNICATION OF THE 2ND RESPONDENT DATED 20.11.04. EXT.P4: TRUE COPY OF COMMUNICATION OF THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER DATED 22.11.04. EXT.P5: TRUE COPY OF LETTER SENT BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO THE 1ST RESPONDENT. EXT.P6: TRUE COPY OF REPRESENTATION BEFORE THE MLA EDAKKAD DT.3.8.06. EXT.P7: TRUE COPY OF REPRESENTATION BEFORE THE REVENUE MINISTER DT.19.10.06. EXT.P8: TRUE COPY OF COMMUNICATION OF THE 1ST RESPONDENT DATED 7.11.06. EXT.P9: TRUE COPY OF LETTER SENT BY THE BLOCK DEVELOPMENT OFFICER ALONG WITH THE ESTIMATE TO THE PROJECT DIRECTOR DATED 8.2.07. EXT.P10: TRUE COPY OF LETTER SENT BY TBE 2ND RESPONDENT TO THE 1ST RESPONDENT DT.17.7.07. EXT.P12: TRUE COPY OF LETTER SENT BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT TO THE REVENUE MINISTER DT.7.1.08. TRUE COPY T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR,J. ------------------------------------- W.P.(C)No.3242 Of 2008 J ----------------------------------------------------- DATED THIS THE 20th DAY OF DECEMBER, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner, a former member of the Edakkad Grama Panchayat in Kannur District has filed this Writ Petition, seeking for a direction to the respondents to have immediate steps to repair the Kizhunna Parkandy Kshethram Pokkarathmukku road in Edakkad Panchayat. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, the learned Government Pleader and the learned counsel for the Panchayat. 3. In the affidavit filed on 3.6.2010 along with I.A.No.7659/2010, the petitioner has stated that the Government has allotted funds to the 2nd respondent-District Collector, Kannur for repair of the road. Whether those funds have been allotted for the work in question is not clear from the affidavit also. 4. Evidently, whether there is any Scheme available for the repair of the road is a matter for the District Collector to consider. In the light of the grievance raised in the Writ Petition, there will be a direction to the District Collector to consider the W.P.(C)No.3242/08 -2- matter and take steps, under any Scheme for repair/renovation of the road in question. The Writ Petition is disposed of as above. Sd/-( T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE.) dsn