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 AND GANGA REJUVENATION REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, SHRAM SAKTHI BHAVAN, RAFI MARG, NEW DELHI- 100001

8 CENTRAL WATER COMMISSION REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, SEWA BHAWAN, R.K. PURAM NEW DELHI-100066

9 NATIONAL REMOTE SENSING CENTRE REPRESENTED BY THE DIRECTOR,DEPARTMENT OF SPACE, INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANIZATION, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA , BALANAGAR, HYDERABAD, TELENGANA STATE 500037

10 INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANIZATION (ISRO) REPRESENTED BY ITS DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF SPACE, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, PLOT NO. 12, PEENYA INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, BANGALURU, KARNATAKA STATE 560058

11 INDIAN METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT REPRESENTED BY THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF METEOROLOGY, MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MAUSAM BHAWAN, LODI ROAD, NEW DELHI- 110003

12 THE HOME DEPARTMENT REPRESENTED BY THE HOME SECRETARY , GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, MAIN BLOCK, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695001

13 KERALA DISASTER MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY , OBSERVATORY HILLS, VIKAS BHAVAN P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695033 14 DEPARTMENT OF POWER REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY GOVERNMENT OF KERALA NORTH BLOCK, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695001

15 KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD LIMITED REPRESENTED BY THE CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR, VYDHUTHI BHAVANAM, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695004

16 THE CHIEF ENGINEER, OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ENGINEER (GENERATION) , KSEB LIMITED, MOOLAMATTOM P.O., IUDKKI DISTRICT 685589

17 WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY GOVERNMENT OF KERALA NORTH SANDWICH BLOCK, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695001

18 IRRIGATION DEPARTMENT REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY , WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA NORTH SANDWICH BLOCK, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695001

19 THE CHIEF ENGINEER, OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ENGINEER, IRRIGATION AND ADMINISTRATION, IRRIGATION DEPARTMENT, OPP MUSEUM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695033

20 KERALA WATER AUTHORITY REPRESENTED BY THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, JALA BHAVAN, VALIYAMBALAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695033

21 KERALA DAM SAFETY AUTHORITY REPRESENTED BY THE MEMBER SECRETARY , LEGISLATURE COMPLEX, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695001

22 GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, FORT ST. GEORGE, CHENNAI 600009

23 TAMIL NADU PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU, FORT ST. GEORGE, CHENNAI 600009

24 ENGINEER-IN-CHIEF, WATER RESOURCE DEPARTMENT, TAMIL NADU PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU, CHEPAUK, CHENNAI 600005

25 MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, JAL BLOCK, INDIRA PATYAVARAH BHAWAN JORBAGH ROAD, NEW DELHI 110003 BY ADVS.

SRI.TEK CHAND, GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. N. NAGARESH, ASSISTANT SOLICITOR GENERAL (ASG)

SRI.SUDHEER G