IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
VIJU ABRAHAM, J
K.V.M TRUST – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF KERALA – Respondent
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| 1. construction of a culvert requires proper permissions and does not obstruct water flow. (Para 2 , 3 , 4) |
| 2. reports from authorities indicated clear encroachment into public water channels. (Para 6) |
| 3. the court's finding on encroachment necessitated dismissal of the writ petition. (Para 7) |
JUDGMENT
The above writ petition is filed challenging Exts.P9, P18 and Ext.P19 orders and for a consequential direction to the 7th respondent to issue permission on Ext.P7 application and other documents submitted by the petitioner vide Ext.P16 communication.
2. Petitioner is a trust and is conducting educational institutions, and a college is established on 11 acres of land. It is submitted that there is a public channel passing through the compound of the petitioner Trust where the institution is functioning, which divides the compound into two parts, one where the buildings are functioning, and the other half wherein a new polytechnic college and playground for the students is proposed. As the public channel causes inconvenience to the students and staff of the institution, the Trust decided to construct a culvert across the channel. For constructing the culvert, the petitione
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