Citation : 2022 Latest Caselaw 2942 Ker
Judgement Date : 16 March, 2022
WP(C) No.7776/2022 1/3
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DEVAN RAMACHANDRAN
Wednesday, the 16th day of March 2022 / 25th Phalguna, 1943
WP(C) NO. 7776 OF 2022 (V)
PETITIONER:
C.S.ABDUL KARIM, AGED 62 YEARS, S/O. LATE SHAHUL HAMEED,
CHAYIPARAMBIL HOUSE, ERATTUPETTA, KOTTAYAM 686 121.
RESPONDENTS:
1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO
GOVERNMENT, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 001.
2. THE TAHSILDAR, (LAND RECORDS), TALUK OFFICE MEENACHIL 686 577.
3. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, KSTP, PONKUNNAM, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT 686 506.
4. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER PWD ROADS DIVISION, KOTTAYAM 686 001.
5. ERATTUPETTA MUNICIPALITY, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, MUNICIPAL
OFFICE, ERATTUPETTA P.O., 686 121.
6. THE SECRETARY, ERATTUPETTA MUNICIPALITY, REPRESENTED BY ITS
SECRETARY MUNICIPAL OFFICE, ERATTUPETTA P.O.,686 121.
7. P.C.IBRAHIM, AGED 64 YEARS, S/O. KASIM, PLAMOOTTIL HOUSE,
THALAPALAM, ERATTUPETTA 686 121.
Writ petition (civil) praying inter alia that in the circumstances
stated in the affidavit filed along with the WP(C) the High Court be
pleased to direct the respondents 4 to 6 to take immediate actions to
evict the encroachments in the land acquired for Ettumanoor - Poonjar
State High Way at Kaduvamuzhy in the light of Exts P2, P4 and P5 and to
submit a report before this Hon'ble Court, pending final disposal of the
Writ Petition (C).
This petition coming on for admission upon perusing the petition and
the affidavit filed in support of WP(C) and upon hearing the arguments of
SRI.MANSOOR.B.H., Advocate for the petitioner , GOVERNMENT PLEADER for R1
to R4 and of SRI.SUNIL V.MOHAMMED, STANDING COUNSEL for R5 & R6, the court
passed the following:
WP(C) No.7776/2022 2/3
ORDER
Sri.Sunil V. Muhammed, Learned Standing Counsel for the Municipality submits that the encroachments have not been properly identified and that the aid of the Competent Authorities of the PWD and the survey officials are necessary.
The learned Senior Government Pleader will obtain specific instructions in this regard and report to this court by the next posting date.
List on 24/03/2022.
16/03/2022
Sd/- DEVAN RAMACHANDRAN, JUDGE
WP(C) No.7776/2022 3/3
EXHIBIT P2 : TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 08/10/2020 IN WP(C) NO:10765/2020 OF THIS HON'BLE COURT
EXHIBIT P4 : TRUE COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS DATED 13/08/2021 BEARING NO.C2/E2/3916/2020 ISSUED TO THE FOURTH RESPONDENT BY THE ASSISTANT ENGINEER, ERATTUPETTA MUNICIPALITY.
EXHIBIT P5 : TRUE COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION DATED 16/08/2021 BEARING D3-6168/18 ISSUED BY THE SECOND RESPONDENT
16-03-2022 /True Copy/ Assistant Registrar
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