Judgment:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON WEDNESDAY, THE 3RD DAY OF JULY 2013 12TH ASHADHA, 1935 WP(C).No. 16698 of 2013 (J) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- ARTECH REALTORS PRIVATE LIMITED, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, T. S ASOK, AGED 4 YEARS, S/O/.LATE V.THANKAPPAN NAIR, "GOVINDAM", GOKULAM JUNCTION, KURAVANKONAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADVS.SRI.SHYAM SEKHAR K.R, SRI.P.V.ANIL. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY-695 001.
2. THE KERALA WATER AUTHORITY, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001.
3. ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY, WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. R1 & R3 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT. M.T. SHEEBA, R2 BY SRI.JOSEPH JOHN, S.C. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 03-07-2013, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Prv. W.P.(C).NO.16698/2013-J: APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1:- COPY OF ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION OF THE PETITIONER DTD. 12/10/2005. EXT.P2:- COPY OF THE RESOLUTION DTD. 29/06/2013. EXT.P3:- COPY OF THE ROUGH SKETCH OF THE PROPERTY WITH DEFINITE BOUNDARIES. EXT.P4:- COPY OF THE RECEIPT NO. 834281 DTD. 25/8/2008. EXT.P5:- COPY OF THE ORDER DTD. 16/2/2011 BY NO. B9/35813/10. EXT.P6:- COPY OF THE LETTER NO. B9/3581/3/2010 DTD. 27/3/2013. EXT.P7:- COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, BY NO.B9-35813/2010 DTD. 22/4/2013. EXT.P8:- COPY OF THE ORDER BY NO. 6314/C3/12 DTD. 3/6/2012. EXT.P9:- COPY OF THE COMPLAINT DTD. 30/8/2013. EXT.P10:- COPY OF THE MESSAGE ID 23173/1425572-76. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL. //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE. Prv. P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON, J.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(c) No.16698 OF 201.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 3rd day of July, 2013 JUDGMENT The petitioner has approached this Court with the following prayers : " i. That a writ of mandamus or other order be passed directing the 3rd respondent to hear and dispose of Ext.P9 in accordance with law within a time to be fixed by this Hon'ble Court in the interest of justice. ii. Such other reliefs as are necessary and incidental to this writ petition (civil)" 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that, the only relief sought for is to cause Ext.P9 application preferred by the petitioner to be considered and disposed of within a reasonable time.
3. Heard the learned Government Pleader as well.
4. Considering the limited extent of relief sought for, this Court does not find it necessary to adjudicate the issue on merits. The W.P.(C)No.16698/2013 2 writ petition is disposed of, directing the 3rd respondent to consider Ext.P9 and pass appropriate orders, in accordance with law, after giving an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner, at the earliest, at any rate within 'six weeks' from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The petitioner shall produce a copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition before the third respondent for further steps. P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON JUDGE sv. W.P.(C)No.16698/2013 2 W.P.(C)No.16698/2013 2 W.P.(C)No.16698/2013 2 P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON JUDGE sv.