Kerala High Court
Mahatma Fish Farm vs State Of Kerala on 8 December, 2023
Author: Bechu Kurian Thomas
Bench: Bechu Kurian Thomas
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BECHU KURIAN THOMAS
Friday, the 8th day of December 2023 / 17th Agrahayana, 1945
WP(C) NO. 3677 OF 2023
PETITIONER:
MAHATMA FISH FARM, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT PRINCY SEMENDHI,
AGED 43 YEARS, S/O LATE LAWRENCE SEMENDHI, THATHAMPALLY, NETTOOR,
PIN - 682040
RESPONDENTS:
1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY CHIEF SECRETARY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,
PIN - 695001
2. MARADU MUNCIPALITY, MARADU, KOCHI,PIN - 682042, REPRESENTED BY ITS
SECRETARY
3. SECRETARY, MARADU MUNCIPALITY, MARADU, KOCHI, PIN - 682040
4. CENTRAL MARINE FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE, POST BOX 1603,
ERNAKULAM NORTH, KOCHI REPRESENTED BY ITS HEAD IN CHARGE, PIN -
682018
5. HEAD IN CHARGE, CENTRAL MARINE FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE, POST
BOX 1603, ERNAKULAM NORTH, KOCHI, PIN - 682018
6. URBAN AFFAIRS DIRECTOR, URBAN AFFAIRS DIRECTORATE, SWARAJ BHAVAN,
NANTHANCODE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695011
Writ Petition (Civil) praying inter alia that in the circumstances
stated in the affidavit filed along with the WP(C) the High Court be
pleased to direct the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 6th respondent to release an
amount of Rs.4,61,800/ to Mahatma Fish Farm from the fund maintained by
the 2nd Respondent to compensate the loss of the nearby affected people of
demolished flat of Maradu Municipality whose losses could not be
compensated through legal proceedings.
This petition coming on for orders upon perusing the petition and
the affidavit filed in support of WP(C) and upon hearing the arguments of
SRI.LAVARAJ M.G., Advocate for the petitioner and of M/S. RAJAN T R,
STANDING COUNSEL for R2 & R3, the court passed the following:
BECHU KURIAN THOMAS, J.
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W.P.(C)No.3677 of 2023
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Dated this the 8th day of December 2023
ORDER
Petitioner shall take fresh steps to serve notice on respondents 4 and 5 by speed post.
Sd/-
BECHU KURIAN THOMAS JUDGE jm/