M.P.ANANDAN v. STATE OF KERALA

BY ADVS. SRI.RIYAL DEVASSY, GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.SOORANAD S.SREEKUMAR SRI.S.SUBHASH CHAND THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON

22.01.2024, ALONG WITH WP(C).24579/2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C) Nos. 24579 & 31031 OF 2015 2 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.V.KUNHIKRISHNAN MONDAY, THE 22ND DAY OF JANUARY 2024 / 2ND MAGHA, 1945 WP(C) NO. 24579 OF 2015 PETITIONER: RACHEL K.VARGHESE W/O.K.VARKEY VARGHESE, KEECHERIL HOUSE, PARIYARAM.P.O., MALLAPPALLY, PATHANAMTHITTA-689 585. BY ADV SRI.S.SUBHASH CHAND RESPONDENTS: 1 2 3 4 STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. MALLAPPALLY GRAMA PANCHAYAT (SPECIAL GRADE) OFFICE OF THE MALLAPPALLY GRAMA PANCHAYAT, MALLAPPALLY WEST P.O., PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT, REPRESENTED BY ITS SPECIAL GRADE SECRETARY - 689 585. THE SECRETARY (SPECIAL GRADE) MALLAPPALLY GRAMA PANCHAYAT, MALLAPPALLY WEST.P.O., PATHANAMTHITTA - 689 585. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE KEEZHVAIPUR POLICE STATION, KEEZHVAIPUR, WP(C) Nos. 24579 & 31031 OF 2015 3 5 6 7 PATHANAMTHITTA - 689 001. MALLAPPALLY TAXI DRIVERS UNION MALLAPPALLY JUNCTION, MALLAPPALLY, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY - 689 585. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYATS OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYATS, PATHANAMTHITTA - 689 001. M.P. ANANDAN, AGED 45, S/O K K PODIYAN, MANIKUZHIYIL HOUSE, PADIMON P.O., MALLAPPALLY VILLAGE, MALLAPPALLY TALUK, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT, PIN – 689 587. (ADDL.R7 IS IMPLEADED AS PER ORDER DATED 04.01.2024 IN I.A 16347/2015 IN WP(C) 24579/2015) BY ADVS. SRI.SOORANAD S.SREEKUMAR SRI.RIYAL DEVASSY, GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.JESWIN P.VARGHESE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22.01.2024, ALONG WITH WP(C).31031/2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C) Nos. 24579 & 31031 OF 2015 4 P.V.KUNHIKRISHNAN, J. ------------------------------ W.P.(C)Nos. 24579 & 31031 of 2015 ---------------------------------------------- Dated this the 22nd day of January, 2024 JUDGMENT These two Writ petitions are connected and therefore I am disposing of these Writ petitions by a common judgment.

2. W.P.(C)No.31031 of 2015 is filed challenging Ext.P1 order passed by the Deputy Director of Panchayath by which it is directed to see that there is no obstruction to the ingress and egress to the building owned by the 6th respondent. The 6th respondent in this Writ petition filed W.P.(C) No.24579 of 2015 to implement the order passed by the Deputy Director of Panchayath mentioned above. When W.P. (C)No.24579/2015 came up for consideration on WP(C) Nos. 24579 & 31031 OF 2015 5

12.08.2015, this Court passed the following order: “G.P. takes notice for R1, R4 and R6. Issue notice to other respondents by speed post. Respondents 3 and 4 shall ensure that Ext.P5 order is implemented in letter and spirit by way of setting apart space having a width of 5.5 feet each in front of the shop room belonging to the petitioner. This order shall be in force for one month. Post after a month.”

3. The above interim order was extended until further orders on 14.03.2016 and the same is in force even now. A perusal of the order passed by the Deputy Director of Panchayath would show that the Deputy Director only stated that the access to the building of the petitioner shall not be obstructed by parking vehicles. It will be better to extract the relevant portion of Ext.P1 order in W.P.(C) No.31031 of 2015: “തുടർനന്ന്

16.02.2015 ൽ ഈ വവിഷയതവിൽ തതീരുമമാനമമടുക്കുനതവിനന്ന് ഗമാമപഞമായതന്ന് സമവിതവി WP(C) Nos. 24579 & 31031 OF 2015 6 ചചർനതമായയും ആയതവിമലെ തതീരുമമാനതവിമന അടവിസമാനതവിൽ 5.5 അടവി വതീതവിയവിൽ കടമുറവിയന്ന് മുൻപവിൽ വഴവി അളനന്ന് തവിരവിചന്ന് ചരഖമപ്പെടുതവിയതമായയും പരമാമർശയും (5) പ്രകമാരയും മസക്രട്ടറവി അറവിയവിക്കുകയണമായവി. ചമൽപ്പെറഞ്ഞ സയുംഗതവികൾ പരവിഗണവിചന്ന് തമാമഴപറയന രതീതവിയവി ൽ ഉതരവന്ന് പുറമപ്പെടുവവിക്കുന. പരമാതവികമാരവിയമട ഉടമസതയവിലുള്ള മൂനന്ന് കടമുറവികളവിചലെക്കുയും വവമാപമാര സമാപനങ്ങളവിൽ എതവിചചരുനവർകന്ന് സഞമാരസസമാതനവയും തടസ്സമപ്പെടുന രതീതവിയവിൽ ടമാകവി വമാഹനങ്ങൾ പമാർകന്ന് മചയ്യുനതവിനന്ന് ഗമാമപഞമായതന്ന് നവിചരമാധവിചകണതമാണന്ന്. കടമുറവിയവിചലെയ്ക്കുളള വഴവിയമായവി നവിശ്ചയവിചന്ന് മമാർകന്ന് മചയ സലെതവിമന രണന്ന് വശതയും ചനമാപമാർകവിയുംഗന്ന് ചബമാർഡന്ന് സമാപവിചകണതമാണന്ന്. തുടർനന്ന് പ്രസ്തു ത വഴവിയവിൽ അനധവികവത പമാർകവിയുംഗന്ന് നടക്കുനവിമല്ലെനന്ന് കതീഴന്ന് വമായന്ന് പൂരന്ന് ചപമാലെതീസന്ന് സബന്ന് ഇൻമസ്പെക്ട ർ ഉറപ്പെമാചകണതമാണന്ന്. ചമൽപ്പെറഞ്ഞ പ്രകമാരയും ബഹ: ഹഹചകമാടതവിയമട ഉതരവവിനന്ന് അനുസവതമമായവി പരമാമർശയും (1) പരമാതവി പരവിഹരവിചന്ന് ഉതരവമാകുന.” WP(C) Nos. 24579 & 31031 OF 2015 7

4. The counsel appearing for the petitioner in W.P.(C) No.31031 of 2015 submitted that the access may be restricted to 5.5 feet as stated in Ext.P1. The interim order passed by this Court in W.P.(C) No.24579 of 2015 clearly restrict the space of access to a width of 5.5 feet each in front of the shop room belonging to the petitioner in that case. If that be the case, the interim order dated 12.08.2015 in W.P.(C) No.24579 of 2015 can be made absolute. The grievance of the petitioner in W.P.(C) No.31031 of 2015 against Ext.P1 order is unsustainable because the Deputy Director of Panchayath only directed to give access to the building by providing some space while parking the vehicles. I see no reason to interfere with the same. Therefore, W.P.(C) No.31031 of 2015 can be dismissed and W.P.(C) No.24579 of 2015 can be disposed of retaining the WP(C) Nos. 24579 & 31031 OF 2015 8 interim order dated 12.08.2015. Accordingly, W.P.(C) No.31031 of 2015 is dismissed. W.P.(C) No.24579 of 2015 is disposed of making the interim order dated 12.08.2015 absolute. If there is any violation of the same, the petitioner is free to approach the police authorities to see that the same is implemented in letter and spirit. Sd/- DM P.V.KUNHIKRISHNAN JUDGE WP(C) Nos. 24579 & 31031 OF 2015 9 APPENDIX OF WP(C) 24579/2015 PETITIONER EXHIBITS P1- PHOTOGRAPH SHOWING THE UNAUTHORIZED PARKING IN FRONT OF THE PETITIONERS BUILDING. P2- PHOTOGRAPH SHOWING THE UNAUTHORIZED PARKING IN FRONT OF THE PETITIONERS BUILDING. P3- TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 15.11.2014. P4- TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 9.12.2014 PASSED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT IN W.P[C]NO.33034 OF 2014(D). P5- TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 12.3.2015 PASSED BY RESPONDENTS NO.6. P6- TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 24.3.2015. TRUE P7- REPRESENTATION/NOTICE 24.4.2015. COPY OF DATED P8- PHOTOGRAPH SHOWING THE UNAUTHORIZED PARKING IN FRONT OF THE PETITIONERS BUILDING. WP(C) Nos. 24579 & 31031 OF 2015 10 APPENDIX OF WP(C) 31031/2015 PETITIONER EXHIBITS P1 - TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF ORDER NO. G1- 7230/14 DT/ 12.3.2015 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT. RESPONDENTS EXHIBITS : NIL //TRUE COPY// PA TO JUDGE