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Babu Joseph vs State Of Kerala
2024 Latest Caselaw 9807 Ker

Citation : 2024 Latest Caselaw 9807 Ker
Judgement Date : 4 April, 2024

Kerala High Court

Babu Joseph vs State Of Kerala on 4 April, 2024

Author: P Gopinath

Bench: P Gopinath

               IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
                               PRESENT
                THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPINATH P.
     THURSDAY, THE 4TH DAY OF APRIL 2024 / 15TH CHAITHRA, 1946
                        WP(C) NO. 8683 OF 2017
PETITIONERS:

    1     BABU JOSEPH,
          AGED 66 YEARS,
          S/O.LATE JOSEPH, MATHEIKAL HOUSE, MEENKUNNAM P.O.,
          MUVATTUPUZHA.
    2     ULLAS GOPI,
          S/O.GOPI, KALLINGAL HOUSE, MARADY, MEENKUNNAM P.O.,
          MUVATTUPUZHA.
    3     BINU JACOB,
          S/O.JACOB, KUNNUMPURATH HOUSE, MARADY,
          MEENKUNNAM P.O.,MUVATTUPUZHA.
    4     JOMON JOSEPH,
          S/O.JOSEPH, PANAMTHANATHU HOUSE, MARADY,
          MEENKUNNAM P.O.,MUVATTUPUZHA.
    5     BABY MATHEW,
          S/O.MATHEW, PUTHENPURACKAL HOUSE,
          MEENKUNNAM P.O.,ARAKUZHA, MUVATTUPUZHA.
          BY ADVS.
          SRI.V.PHILIP MATHEW
          SRI.GIBI.C.GEORGE


RESPONDENTS:

    1     STATE OF KERALA,
          REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT,
          DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, KERALA GOVERNMENT
          SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001.
    2     KERALA STATE TRANSPORT PROJECT (KSTP),
          T.C.11/339, JAGAT, KANAKA NAGAR, KESTON ROAD,
          NANDANCODE, KOWDIAR P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 003,
          REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR.
    3     THE CHIEF ENGINEER,
          KERALA STATE TRANSPORT PROJECT (KSTP),T.C.11/339,
          JAGAT, KANAKA NAGAR, KESTON ROAD, NANDANCODE,
          KOWDIAR P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 003.
    4     THE PROJECT DIRECTOR, KSTP
          KERALA STATE TRANSPORT PROJECT (KSTP),T.C.11/339,
          JAGAT, KANAKA NAGAR, KESTON ROAD, NANDANCODE,
          KOWDIAR P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695003.
 WP(C) NO. 8683 OF 2017
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    5       THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER
            KERALA STATE TRANSPORT PROJECT (KSTP),GOVERNMENT
            REST HOUSE, MUVATTUPUZHA, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT-
            686661.
    6       KERALA WATER AUTHORITY
            JALA BHAVAN, VELLAYAMBALAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-
            695010, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR.
    7       THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER,
            KERALA WATER AUTHORITY, MUVATTUPUZHA,
            ERNAKULAM DISTRICT-686661.
    8       MARADY GRAMA PANCHAYAT,
            MARADY P.O., MUVATTUPUZHA, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT,
            REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY-686673.
    9       ARAKUZHA GRAMA PANCHAYAT,
            ARAKUZHA P.O., MUVATTUPUZHA, ERNAKULAM
            DISTRICT,REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY-686672.
    10      NATIONAL ASPHALT PRODUCTS CONSTRUCTIONS
            COMPANY LTD (NAPC),
            HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT KHIVRAJ COMPLEX,
            2,1ST FLOOR, 480, ANNA SALAI, NANDANAM, CHENNAI,
            TAMIL NADU-600006, HAVING ONE OF ITS BRANCH
            OFFICE AT NAPC, CHORAKUZHI, KOOTHATTUKULAM,
            ERNAKULAM DISTRICT-686 662, REPRESENTED BY ITS
            PROJECT MANAGER.
            BY ADVS.
            SRI.DENU JOSEPH
            SRI.GEORGE MATHEW, SC
            SRI.P.BENJAMIN PAUL, SC, KERALA WATER AUTHORITY
            SRI.SHYSON P.MANGUZHA
            SMT.NEETHU REGHUKUMAR
            SRI.SAJI MATHEW


     THIS    WRIT   PETITION    (CIVIL)   HAVING   COME    UP    FOR
ADMISSION    ON   04.04.2024,   THE   COURT   ON   THE    SAME   DAY
DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
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                              JUDGMENT

The learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submit that

nothing further survives for consideration in the writ petition and

the writ petition may be closed.

In the light of the submission made by the learned counsel for

the petitioners, the writ petition is closed.

Sd/-

GOPINATH P. JUDGE DK WP(C) NO. 8683 OF 2017

APPENDIX OF WP(C) 8683/2017

PETITIONER EXHIBITS EXHIBIT P1 PHOTOGRAPHS SHOWING DISMANTLED/DEMOLISHED PIPE LINES. EXHIBIT P2 COPY OF REPRESENTATION SEND TO THE 5TH RESPONDENT.

EXHIBIT P3 COPY OF POSTAL RECEIPTS. EXHIBIT P4 COPY OF REPRESENTATION DATED 24-02-2017 SEND TO THE 3RD RESPONDENT.

EXHIBIT P5 COPY OF POSTAL RECEIPT. EXHIBIT P6 COPY OF NEWS ITEM PUBLISHED IN MALAYALA MANORAMA DAILY DATED 17-02-2017. EXHIBIT P7 COPY OF NEWS ITEM PUBLISHED IN MALAYALA MANORAMA DAILY DATED 09-03-2017. EXHIBIT P8 COPY OF NEWS ITEM PUBLISHED IN DEEPIKA DAILY DATED 20-02-2017.

 
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