{"id":164596,"date":"2007-06-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-06-24T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/k-sivaprasad-vs-union-of-india-on-25-june-2007"},"modified":"2014-10-11T06:29:24","modified_gmt":"2014-10-11T00:59:24","slug":"k-sivaprasad-vs-union-of-india-on-25-june-2007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/k-sivaprasad-vs-union-of-india-on-25-june-2007","title":{"rendered":"K.Sivaprasad vs Union Of India on 25 June, 2007"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">K.Sivaprasad vs Union Of India on 25 June, 2007<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nWA No. 1261 of 2007()\n\n\n1. K.SIVAPRASAD, S\/O.KARUNAKARAN,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. UNION OF INDIA, REP.BY THE SECRETARY TO\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE\n\n3. THE CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS,\n\n4. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KOLLAM.\n\n5. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER,\n\n6. THE DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER,\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.SIBY MATHEW\n\n                For Respondent  :SRI.P.PARAMESWARAN NAIR,ASST.SOLICITOR\n\nThe Hon'ble the Chief Justice MR.H.L.DATTU\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice K.T.SANKARAN\n\n Dated :25\/06\/2007\n\n O R D E R\n                       H.L. DATTU, C.J. &amp;  K.T. SANKARAN, J.\n\n                         ...................................................................................\n\n                                      W.A. No. 1261   OF  2007\n\n                  ...................................................................................\n\n                                  Dated this the  25th June, 2007\n\n\n\n\n                                            J U D G M E N T\n<\/pre>\n<p>H.L. Dattu, C.J.:\n<\/p>\n<p>          This appeal is directed against the judgment of the learned single<\/p>\n<p>Judge in W.P.(C) 25986  of 2006 dated 10th November, 2006.  In the Writ<\/p>\n<p>Petition, the  petitioner   had  sought  for    several  directions.    The learned<\/p>\n<p>single Judge has rejected the Writ Petition, since  the learned  single Judge<\/p>\n<p>was of the opinion that   those   directions cannot be given.   That is how,<\/p>\n<p>the petitioner is before  us in this Writ  Appeal.\n<\/p>\n<p>          2.  Learned counsel appearing for the  appellant\/petitioner  is not in<\/p>\n<p>a position to inform us about the statutory obligation that is cast upon the<\/p>\n<p>respondents   to   entertain   this   application   for     removal     of   accumulated<\/p>\n<p>sand in the dam area .  Secondly the petitioner   is also not in a position  to<\/p>\n<p>tell   us,     as   to   whether   there   is   any   right     for   the   petitioner     under   the<\/p>\n<p>statutory provisions.\n<\/p>\n<p>          3.  In the absence of a right  and in the  absence of  corresponding<\/p>\n<p>obligation   on   the   part   of   the     respondents,   the     mandamus   sought   for,<\/p>\n<p>cannot   be   granted   by  this   court.       Keeping   this   aspect   of   the   matter   in<\/p>\n<p>W.A. No. 1261   OF  2007<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">                                                2<\/span><\/p>\n<p>view,  in  our opinion,  the    learned  single  Judge   has  rightly  rejected   the<\/p>\n<p>Writ Petition.  Therefore, no interference is called for in this Writ Appeal<\/p>\n<p>and it requires to be rejected.   Accordingly, it is rejected.\n<\/p>\n<p>       Ordered accordingly.\n<\/p>\n<p>                                                                   H.L. DATTU,<\/p>\n<p>                                                          CHIEF JUSTICE.\n<\/p>\n<p>                                                        K.T. SANKARAN,<\/p>\n<p>                                                                    JUDGE.\n<\/p>\n<p>lk<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court K.Sivaprasad vs Union Of India on 25 June, 2007 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM WA No. 1261 of 2007() 1. K.SIVAPRASAD, S\/O.KARUNAKARAN, &#8230; Petitioner Vs 1. UNION OF INDIA, REP.BY THE SECRETARY TO &#8230; Respondent 2. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE 3. THE CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS, 4. 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