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Thenhipalam Grama Panchayat vs State Of Kerala
2024 Latest Caselaw 5510 Ker

Citation : 2024 Latest Caselaw 5510 Ker
Judgement Date : 16 February, 2024

Kerala High Court

Thenhipalam Grama Panchayat vs State Of Kerala on 16 February, 2024

Author: P.V.Kunhikrishnan

Bench: P.V.Kunhikrishnan

                IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
                                PRESENT
              THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.V.KUNHIKRISHNAN
     FRIDAY, THE 16TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2024 / 27TH MAGHA, 1945
                        WP(C) NO. 22861 OF 2015
PETITIONER:

          THENHIPALAM GRAMA PANCHAYAT
          THENHIPALAM P.O., MALAPPURAM-673 636, REPRESENTED BY
          THE SECRETARY.
          BY ADV SRI.MANOJ RAMASWAMY


RESPONDENTS:

    1     STATE OF KERALA
          REPRESENTED BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, LOCAL
          SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT,
          THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-691 002.
    2     THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR
          MALAPPURAM-673 636.
    3     THE PRESIDENT
          DISTRICT PANCHAYATH, MALAPPURAM-673 634.
    4     THE CHIEF ENGINEER, KSSRDA
          THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-691 005.
    5     THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER
          PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION UNIT (PMGSY), POVERTY
          ALLEVIATION UNIT, (PMGSY), OFFICE OF THE PROJECT
          DIRECTOR, DISTRICT PANCHAYATH, POST BOX NO.9,
          MALAPPURAM DISTRICT-673 636.
    6     THE ASSISTANT ENGINEER
          LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT SECTION, THENHIPALAM
          GRAMA PANCHAYATH, THENHIPALAM-673 636, MALAPPURAM
          DISTRICT.
    7     P.HAMSA HAJI
          POOKATTU HOUSE, PALATHINGAL, ULLANAM POST,
          PARAPPANANGADI, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT-673 638.
          BY ADV.
          SRI.K.MOHAMMED FAISAL NAHA
          SRI. B.S SYAMANTAK, GP
     THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON
16.02.2024, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
 WP(C) NO. 22861 OF 2015


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              P.V.KUNHIKRISHNAN, J.
             ------------------------------
             W.P.(C)No. 22861 of 2015
     ----------------------------------------------
    Dated this the 16th day of February, 2024


                              JUDGMENT

The above writ petition is filed with the

following prayers:

"i. A writ of mandamus or other appropriate writ, order or direction directing the 2 nd respondent to consider Exhibit P6 and pass appropriate orders within a time frame after conducting a proper enquiry.

ii. A writ of mandamus or other appropriate writ, order or direction directing the 5 th & 7th respondents to conduct maintenance on the damage portion of Alachattupadi-Komarappadi road and make it motorable.

iii. A writ of mandamus or other appropriate writ, order or direction directing the 2 nd respondent to examine the serious allegations raised by the petitioner and take steps for the construction of Kadakattupara - Kohinoor road as per PMGSY.

iv. Any other further relief or order as this WP(C) NO. 22861 OF 2015

Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper to meets the ends of justice.

V. Award the cost of these proceedings."[SIC]

2. When this Writ petition came up for

consideration, the learned counsel appearing for the

7th respondent submitted that a suit is filed regarding

the same issue. If that be the case, this Writ petition

need not be retained here. All the contentions raised

by the petitioner and the contesting respondents are

left open.

With the above observation, this Writ petition is

disposed of.

Sd/-

P.V.KUNHIKRISHNAN DM JUDGE WP(C) NO. 22861 OF 2015

APPENDIX OF WP(C) 22861/2015

PETITIONER EXHIBITS P1 : COPY OF THE LETTER NO.DB.70/2014/PMGSY/7088 DTD.1.12.2014 ISSUED TO THE PETITIONER BY THE 5TH RESPONDENT.

P2 : COPY OF THE LETTER NO.S2/7088/14 ADDRESSED TO THE 6TH RESPONDENT.

P3 : COPY OF THE REPORT DTD.7.2.2015 SUBMITTED BY THE 6TH RESPONDENT. P4 : COPY OF THE MASS PETITION DTD.26.5.2015 SUBMITTED BEFORFE THE PETITIONER.

P5 : COPY OF THE LETTER NO.S2-114/15 DTD.26.5.2015 ADDRESSED TO THE 5TH RESPONDENT BY THE PETITIONER. P6 : COPY OF THE PETITION NO.S2- 114/15 DTD.1.6.2015 BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT.

P7 : COPY OF THE FIR IN CRIME NO.547/15 DTD.2.7.2015.

RESPONDENTS EXHIBITS : NIL

//TRUE COPY// PA TO JUDGE

 
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