The Mekhala Committee vs District Collector on 17 September, 2008

       

  

  

 
 
  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

WP(C).No. 27422 of 2008(S)


1. THE MEKHALA COMMITTEE, ERNAKULAM
                      ...  Petitioner
2. THE MEKHALA COMMITTEE, ERNAKULAM

                        Vs



1. DISTRICT COLLECTOR, ERNAKULAM.
                       ...       Respondent

2. THE CHIEF GENERAL MANAGER,

3. THE DISTRICT SUPPLY OFFICER,

4. THE TALUK SUPPLY OFFICER,

5. ABHILASH GAS AGENCIES, KADAVATH ROAD,

6. VINAYAK GAS AGENCIES, KODUNGALLUR,

                For Petitioner  :SRI.A.X.VARGHESE

                For Respondent  : No Appearance

The Hon'ble the Chief Justice MR.H.L.DATTU
The Hon'ble MR. Justice A.K.BASHEER

 Dated :17/09/2008

 O R D E R
                   H.L.Dattu, C.J. & A.K.Basheer, J.
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                Dated, this the 17th day of September, 2008

                                JUDGMENT

H.L.Dattu,C.J.

Sri.A.K.Jayasankar, learned counsel, takes notice for the

2nd respondent.

(2) In our view, for the disposal of this writ petition, the

2nd respondent is only the contesting respondent.

(3) The petitioner is an organization, having its Regional

Office at North Paravur. Petitioner claims that it is engaged in

co-ordinating and safeguarding the interest of every family of each

members of the association.

(4) In the writ petition, it is stated that the 5th respondent

was supplying gas cylinders to the consumers in North Paravur

Municipality and Chennamangalam and Ezhikkara Panchayats. It is the

further grievance of the petitioner, that, the said gas agency has closed

down its business and the 2nd respondent has directed all the consumers

to get supply of gas cylinders from the 6th respondent, whose business

premises is situated at least 13 kilometers away from the 5th respondent’s

business premises.

(5) In the writ petition that is filed in the style of “public

interest litigation”, the petitioner seeks a direction to the 2nd respondent

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to make alternative arrangements for supply of gas cylinders to the

consumers of North Paravur Municipality and Ezhikkara and

Chennamangalam Panchayats.

(6) Sri.A.K.Jayasankar, learned counsel appearing for the

2nd respondent, on instructions, would submit, that, appropriate

arrangements will be made for supply of gas cylinders to the consumers,

whose needs was catered by the 5th respondent till it closed down its

business, within three weeks from today.

(7) In view of the submission made by Sri.A.K.Jayasankar,

learned counsel appearing for the 2nd respondent, it may not be necessary

for us, at this stage, to issue a direction as is sought for by the petitioner in

the writ petition.

(8) Accordingly, placing on record the submission made by

Sri.A.K.Jayasankar, learned counsel appearing for the 2nd respondent, this

writ petition is disposed of.

Ordered accordingly.

                                                      H.L.Dattu
                                                     Chief Justice




                                                     A.K.Basheer
vku/dk                                                   Judge