V.Suresh Kumar, v. the District Collector
Writ Petition (Civil) – Delay in public road works
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Kerala High Court, Ernakulam; WP(C) No.34659 of 2019; decided 17.03.2025 (2025:KER:25058); Harisankar V. Menon, J. Petitioner V. Suresh Kumar (advocate, Thrissur) complained of inordinate delay in completing the Thrissur-Kanjani-Vadanappally Road. Respondents: District Collector Thrissur; Executive Engineer and Assistant Engineer, PWD Roads Section, Puzhakkal; Executive Engineer, Kerala Water Authority; Executive Engineer, Vydyuthi Bhavan (identified in body as Kerala State Electricity Board); Thrissur Corporation and its Electrical Wing Assistant Engineer; M/s. Kudroli Builders and Infrastructures Pvt Ltd. Exhibits included an RTI application dated 12.05.2018 with reply dated 08.06.2018 (Exhibit P1), photographs of the road (Exhibit P2), and a complaint dated 15.11.2019 with acknowledgement dated 16.11.2019 (Exhibit P3). Petition closed on counsel's submission that construction is almost over; all legal issues left open. Keywords: road construction delay; Thrissur-Kanjani-Vadanappally Road; PWD; Kerala Water Authority; KSEB; Thrissur Corporation; RTI Act; writ petition closed; issues left open.