{"id":247415,"date":"2007-10-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-10-28T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/m-k-peethambaran-vs-union-of-india-on-29-october-2007"},"modified":"2015-10-13T23:57:58","modified_gmt":"2015-10-13T18:27:58","slug":"m-k-peethambaran-vs-union-of-india-on-29-october-2007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/m-k-peethambaran-vs-union-of-india-on-29-october-2007","title":{"rendered":"M.K.Peethambaran vs Union Of India on 29 October, 2007"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">M.K.Peethambaran vs Union Of India on 29 October, 2007<\/div>\n<pre id=\"pre_1\">       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nWP(C) No. 18957 of 2006(F)\n\n\n1. M.K.PEETHAMBARAN, MANDAPATHIL HOUSE,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. UNION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. THE ASSISTANT ENGINEER,\n\n3. MON JOB, CONTRACTOR KALLUKULAM HOUSE,\n\n4. EAPEN MARTIN, THEKKEKANDATHIL HOUSE,\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.JOSE DAVIS\n\n                For Respondent  :SRI.P.PARAMESWARAN NAIR, CGC\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice ANTONY DOMINIC\n\n Dated :29\/10\/2007\n\n O R D E R\n                 ANTONY DOMINIC, J.\n\n              = = = = = = = = = = = = = =\n              W.P.(C) No. 18957 OF 2006 F\n              = = = = = = = = = = = = = =\n\n           Dated this the 29th October, 2007\n\n\n                    J U D G M E N T\n<\/pre>\n<p id=\"p_1\">    The grievance of the petitioner is to direct the<\/p>\n<p>1st respondent   to  take  immediate   steps  for  the<\/p>\n<p>completion of work relating to the Melukavu-Kalluvettom<\/p>\n<p>village road as expeditiously as possible.      In the<\/p>\n<p>statement filed on behalf of the 1st respondent, the<\/p>\n<p>stand taken is that it is the responsibility of the<\/p>\n<p>State Government to complete the road work.<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_1\">    2. Learned Govt. Pleader, on instruction, submits<\/p>\n<p>that it was because of the pendency of W.P.(C) No.<\/p>\n<p>34819\/03 which stood in the way of the Government in<\/p>\n<p>completing the work.   It is obvious from Ext. R4(a)<\/p>\n<p>judgment rendered by this Court that the aforesaid writ<\/p>\n<p>petition has been disposed of on 16-11-2005.   In view<\/p>\n<p>of this, the pendency of that case could no longer be<\/p>\n<p>an excuse for further delay.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_2\">    3.   Therefore, I dispose of this writ petition<\/p>\n<p>directing that the respondents   shall take expeditious<\/p>\n<p>WPC No.18957\/2006\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_3\">                         &#8211; 2 &#8211;\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_4\">action for the completion of the remaining work of the<\/p>\n<p>road mentioned above.  It is clarified that while doing<\/p>\n<p>so, the respondents shall also ensure compliance with<\/p>\n<p>the direction issued by this Court in Ext. R4(a)<\/p>\n<p>judgment in W.P.(C) No. 34819\/03.<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_5\">                                        ANTONY DOMINIC<br \/>\n                                            JUDGE<br \/>\njan\/-<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court M.K.Peethambaran vs Union Of India on 29 October, 2007 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM WP(C) No. 18957 of 2006(F) 1. M.K.PEETHAMBARAN, MANDAPATHIL HOUSE, &#8230; Petitioner Vs 1. UNION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY &#8230; Respondent 2. THE ASSISTANT ENGINEER, 3. 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