The court determined that the petitioner is entitled to restore damaged drainage infrastructure based on proper inspection confirming STP compliance.

JUDGMENT

The petitioner has approached this Court seeking the following reliefs:

1. Issue a writ in the nature of mandamus or such other writs or directions to clear all the obstructions created to and to restore the damaged portions of the two water drainage pipes leading from the north western part and south western part of the Marine Plaza Apartment Complex properties managed by the petitioner and passing through beneath the Marine Drive walk way on the west thereof and opening into the backwaters on the west thereof and in the event of the respondent not complying with the same within time frame to be fixed by this Hon'ble court, to permit the petitioner to get the same done and recover the cost thereof from the respondents.

2. Award the cost of this writ petition.

3. Grant such other reliefs as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit to grant in the facts and circumstances of the case, and in the interest of law justice and equity.

2. The grievance raised by the petitioner is that the water draining pipes opening to the backwaters, which is exclusively used for draining rain water, have been cut off, on the assumption that there is no STP treatment plant in the petitioner apartment complex.

3. When the matter came up for consideration on 24.11.2025, this Court has directed the Corporation Authorities to conduct an inspection and to file an affidavit as to whether only rain water is being channelised to the backwaters through the drain and no STP drain water is drained into the backwaters, by the petitioner. Pursuant to an inspection conducted, a report has been filed along with a memo, wherein it is stated that after inspection, it was found that there is an STP functioning in the petitioner apartment complex and the STP drain water is not channelised to the backwaters, by the petitioner.

In view of the above, the writ petition is to be allowed.

Petitioner is permitted to restore the damaged portion of the water drainage pipes from the apartment complex opening into the backwaters on the western side. The restoration work shall be undertaken by the petitioner with notice to respondents 1 and 3. The undertaking of the petitioner that only rain water will be channelised to the backwaters through the drain is recorded.

Writ petition is disposed of as above.