IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.HRISHIKESH ROY &

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.K.JAYASANKARAN NAMBIAR FRIDAY,THE 07TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2018 / 16TH BHADRA, 1940 WP(C).No. 29125 of 2018 PETITIONER/S:

1 VITHAYATHIL KUNJUPAULO VARGHESE, VITHAYATHIL HOUSE, OLANAD, VARAPUZHA P.O.

ERNAKULAM DISTRICT-683517 2 SAJU., S/O. BAHULAYAN, MARAKKAPARAMBIL HOUSE, EDAVANAKAD, VYPEEN, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT 682502 BY ADVS. SRI. SOMAN P.PAUL SMT. NISHY THOMAS MANNULLY SRI. YASH THOMAS MANNULLY RESPONDENT/S:

1 STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001

2 THE CHIEF SECRETARY GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695001

3 UNION OF INDIA REPRESENTED BY THE CABINET SECRETARY, CABINET SECRETARIAT, NEW DELHI 100001

4 THE CABINET SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, CABINET SECRETARIAT, NEW DELHI 100001

5 MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, NORTH BLOCK CABINET SECRETARIAT, NEW DELHI 100001

6 NATIONAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, NDMA BHAWAN, A-1 SAFDARJUNG ENCLAVE, NEW DELHI 100001

7 MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT